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Trump blames media in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

A woman stands at a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27. [AFP]

President Donald Trump blamed the media Monday for pre-election "anger" as the nation mourned the loss of 11 lives in the weekend shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history.

As suspect Robert Bowers made his first court appearance, in a wheelchair, Trump lashed out at critical journalists, blaming them for extremism ahead of next week's midterm elections.

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