That Headline Says It All': MSNBC Mocked For Asking If There's a 'Pattern to Recent Terror Attacks

Following the deadly terror attack in Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport Tuesday, MSNBC took to Twitter to ask if there's a "pattern" to recent terror attacks. The network was mostly mocked in response.

Between President Barack Obama, who refuses to use the phrase "radical Islam," and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who is seeming to slowly shift toward saying "radical jihadism" after refusing to associate the attacks with Islam, many seem to be becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of clarity regarding the frequent assaults.

And MSNBC seems to be the latest target of those seeking to vent their anger at many politicians' refusal to identify the terrorists with radicalized Islam — a phrase presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump interestingly did not invoke Tuesday night.

Must be an alternate universe. Clinton's statement on Turkey terrorist attack mentions "radical Jihadism." Trump just "terrorist threat"

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) June 28, 2016

It is important to note no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which left 36 dead and at least 147 injured, though many Turkish and U.S. officials believe the bombing bore the markings of an Islamic State-led assault.

Regardless, many on Twitter tore into MSNBC for posing the question, "Is there a pattern to recent terror attacks?"

Is there a pattern to recent terror attacks? https://t.co/KBqryliyHc pic.twitter.com/2nU18V4kny

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 29, 2016

Moments later, the responses began to pour in. Here are a few of them:

@MSNBC that headline says it all

— Sleeping Giant (@AmericanVoterUS) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC Yes:1.Radical Islamic Terrorism 2. Obama/Hillary fail to keep us safe and instead blame guns and the NRA. 3. Democrat failed policies

— Leeroy Jenkins (@patoarch12) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC yeah, they happen and you and your cronies do everything possible to blame it on everything but radical Islamic terror.

— Josh Schulz (@Scurvydoggs) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC it's Global warming! It made the non-threatening vests
"spontaneously "blow up and kill people..it's NOT ISLAMIC TERRORISM!!!!

— Alejandro Tapia (@vipscafe25) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC Of course - radical Islam. Idiot question.

— Steve (@Steve3449) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC .. Yes... ISLAM

— Hello (@ootfwsb) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC If when Muslims show up chanting Allah, have bombs, guns, people die, my guess is there is a pattern

— Dive Professional (@nitroxnut) June 29, 2016

@MSNBC Yes, the pattern is that the Obama administration still has no clue.

— Derek (@DerekStang) June 29, 2016

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