Amid reports of explosion in NYC - which Trump called, w/o confirmed reports, a "bomb" - Trump doing usual political attacks against Clinton

Before officials confirm cause of explosion, Trump calls it a "bomb" 30 mins after initial reports:





Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN) Donald Trump on Saturday night quickly described early reports of an explosion in New York by telling his supporters here that a "bomb went off" in that city.





Trump made the statement before local officials had publicly confirmed details of the incident or what caused the explosion. Typically, national political figures use caution when describing unfolding situations and law enforcement actions.



"Just before I got off the plane, a bomb went off in New York and nobody knows exactly what's going on," Trump said at a campaign rally here.



Two hours after Trump spoke, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the explosion "was an intentional act."



But, he said, "there is no evidence at this point of a terror connection." And the city's police commissioner, James O'Neill, said the "exact nature and cause" of the blast "has not yet been determined."



The Trump campaign did not respond to numerous requests for comment Saturday night on whether Trump had any evidence the explosion was a bomb or whether he was in contact with NYC officials.

Trump's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, spoke to reporters in White Plains nearly two hours after the explosion and similarly called the incident a "bombing."



Clinton said she had been in touch with various New York City officials. She declined to answer a question about what effect, if any, the explosion would have on the 2016 race.



It is not until paragraphs further in the article that he mentions Trump was briefed prior to getting off the plane. No mention of that in his Tweets, though, which are retweeted by liberals who hate Trump.



http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/17/politics/donald-trump-new-york-city-explosion/index.html



Note he does add the "no one knows exactly what is going on," but he doesn't add "we'll see what it is."





Another one to round it out too:



