speaking at a rally on the same day a man was arrested in connection with recent package bomb deliveries president donald trump initially called for unity but then quickly riled up the crowd into chants denigrating the media covering the rally the spate of suspected explosive devices included deliveries to the cable news network cnn whose journalists have become frequent targets of criticism at trump rallies in recent days weve had a broader conversation about the tone and civility of our national dialogue trump said at the bojangles coliseum in charlotte north carolina everyone will benefit if we can end the politics of personal destruction we must unify as a nation in peace love and in harmony everyone will benefit if we can end the politics of personal destruction we must unify as a nation in peace love and in harmony only seconds later he repudiated the media despite the fact that cnn was among the targets of the packages and whipped the crowd into a frenzy as they chanted cnn sucks the medias constant unfair coverage deep hostility and negative attacks only serve to drive people apart and to undermine healthy debate trump said accusing journalists of taking advantage of the sinister actions of one individual to score political points against me and the republican party president donald trump claps during a make america great again rally at bojangles coliseum oct 26 2018 in charlotte nc nicholas kammafpgetty images according to social media accounts suspect cesar sayoc 56 of aventura florida had attended trump rallies in the past trump meanwhile praised state local and federal law enforcement for their swift apprehension of the suspect the suspect has been captured great job and is now in federal custody he said these terrorist actions must be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law we all know that more president trump bears no responsibility in pipe bomb scare vp pence to abc news the president also mentioned rep maxine waters dcalif by name waters was another intended recipient of two of the bomb packages trump has frequently demeaned her in the past the medias constant unfair coverage deep hostility and negative attacks only serve to drive people apart and to undermine healthy debate he mentioned that one of the democratic challengers to a republican house incumbent is a big fan of maxine waters then he repeated her name prompting boos from the crowd but im going to be nice to them he continued so i wont say i wont say i want them to say he was so nice tonight it was unclear just what it was the president wouldnt say trump also referred to the caravan of migrants fleeing violence in central america many of whom are now heading north through mexico he said the opposing party would welcome the migrants into the united states president donald trump speaks during a campaign rally in charlotte nc oct 26 2018 chuck burtonap the democrats