he is a terrible, terrible president. with biden, you go like this. whew. and he goes down. >> reporter: and he routinely attacked cnn. >> you watch the clinton news network, cnn -- it's a joke. >> reporter: mentioned none of the targets by name today. >> on the packages and devices that have been mailed to high-profile figures throughout our country and a media organization. >> reporter: now, earlier this afternoon, vice president mike pence did specifically call out hillary clinton and barack obama and cnn. saying that these acts of terrorism simply will not stand. but wolf, the central question is, what happens when the president reaches this rally here in charlotte? i can tell you, the crowd is already very fired up. we've already heard many chants of cnn sucks. but we did get a sense of what the president may be thinking in his mind as he arrives here at the rally. take a listen to what he said just a few minutes ago on the south lawn of the white house