*Not unsurprisingly...* http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/21/hillary-clinton-backer-threatens-mosque-media-blame-trump/ The mainstream media are reporting that a Bay Area plumber who allegedly planned to bomb a California mosque was a Donald Trump supporter–though he explicitly supported Hillary Clinton.
On Sunday, police arrested 55-year-old William Celli “on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and making criminal threats,” CBS San Francisco reported <http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/12/21/muslims-cheer-arrest-of-richmond-man-accused-of-making-bombs-to-harm-their-community/>. A bomb squad detonated a device at his house. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) cheered the arrest. CBS elaborated further: “On Facebook, Celli repeatedly praised Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, whose plan to bar any Muslims from entering the United States has drawn criticism even as he continues to rise in the polls.” The Huffington Post <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/william-celli-arrested_56782b8fe4b0b958f6573d35> and other left-wing sites played up Celli’s support of Trump, implying that Trump was responsible for “propelling” bigotry and “white domestic terrorism” into the “mainstream” of political debate. *What the media left out, however, is that Celli also praised Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton.* In one post, Celli wrote <https://www.facebook.com/william.celli.5/posts/448757125311895>: “Hillary Would make a great president. If she would commit to what she is hiding. But she has to crucify the president. Then her run for the White house is over.” [image: William Celli Facebook Post] <http://media.breitbart.com/media/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-9.51.44-PM.png> The post praising Hillary Clinton is dated Oct. 22–the day Clinton testified for 11 hours at the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The Huffington Post and other outlets <http://usuncut.com/news/william-celli-trump-supporter-tried-to-kill-muslims-with-bombs/> claimed the story has been overlooked because Celli doesn’t fit the profile of the “terrorist” who is likely to be invoked on cable news or on a GOP debate stage. In fact, judging by Celli’s Facebook page, he seems to be the exact inverse: a disgruntled white man who has bought into the xenophobic rhetoric of people like GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. Or Hillary Clinton. But never mind the facts. *Update: *The *Contra Costa Times* follows the same pattern <http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29294711/richmond-donald-trump-supporter-arrested-suspicion-threatening-muslims>, calling William Celli a “Donald Trump supporter” in the headline and throughout the piece, quoting extensively from his Facebook page without mentioning his support for Hillary Clinton. [image: Screenshot of Contra Costa Times 11 p.m. Monday Dec. 21, 2015] <http://media.breitbart.com/media/2015/12/CCT.png> (Screenshot of Contra Costa Times 11 p.m. Monday Dec. 21, 2015) The article uses Celli’s arrest as a way to slam Trump: Trump has received mounting criticism from both political parties for inflammatory comments about the Muslim community, such as the idea to create databases to track American Muslims and restrict Muslims from entering the country. Critics have warned that such comments could fuel Islamophobia. No mention of Clinton whatsoever appears in the article. One of the authors, Thomas Peele, mocked “Bill the Plumber” on Twitter: Bill the plumber a @realDonaldTrump <https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump> fan told a group of Muslims he would to kill them, goes home, makes pipe bomb.. https://t.co/aR36BLA6xO — Thomas Peele (@thomas_peele) December 22, 2015 <https://twitter.com/thomas_peele/status/679161698758955008> Peele’s website boasts <http://thomaspeele.com/index.php/about-thomas-peele/> that he has won “more than 50 journalism awards.” *Update 2: *Here’s Mediaite <http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-supporter-arrested-for-alleged-planning-to-bomb-muslims/>‘s Ken Meyer, linking to Talking Points Memo <http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/william-celli-arrested-explosives-muslims?utm_content=bufferf867f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>‘s Caitlin Cruz, linking to Raw Story <https://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/trump-supporter-charged-in-plot-to-bomb-muslims-ill-follow-this-man-to-the-end-of-the-world/>‘s Travis Gettys, all regurgitating the “Trump supporter” claim, all quoting *extensively* from Celli’s Facebook page, and *none* mentioning his remarks about Hillary Clinton. *Update 3:* The *San Francisco Chronicle* mentions <http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Police-Was-there-a-wider-terror-plot-against-6713105.php> Celli’s posts about Trump but not his comments about Clinton. 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