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Trump said the Orange County Republican Headquarters were attacked because he is "winning."_ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 17, 2016 12:22 PM UTC Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tweeted out statements in regards to the firebomb attack in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Trump said the Orange County Republican Headquarters were attacked because he is "winning." by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 17, 2016 12:22 PM UTC After the North Carolina GOP headquarters was firebombed on Sunday, one of the presidential candidates blamed “animals” while the other called the act “unacceptable.” The incident comes amid heightened tensions on both sides of the political battlefield. Trump, who has been stoking fears that the election will be rigged as his poll numbers have continued to fall, said the attackers “represented” Democrats and Clinton supporters. According to the [_Charlotte Observer_](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article108627627.html), Orange County, where the firebombing occurred, is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and it is overwhelmingly Democratic. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787782613633208320) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787783828358258688) The North Carolina GOP responded to Trump via Twitter, thanking him and saying Republicans in the Tar Heel state will not be “silenced nor suppressed” by this heinous act. Around the same time Trump fired off a tweet, Secretary Clinton did the same. > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/787763497308418052) The office responded to Clinton’s tweet as well, thanking her for her thoughts and prayers. Political leaders across North Carolina condemned the attack including Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who called the incident an “attack on our democracy.” “Violence has no place in our society – but especially in our elections,” he said in a[ statement.](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article108627627.html) In response to the attack, some 551 people contributed to a GoFundMe set up by a [group of Democrats](https://www.gofundme.com/reopen-a-nc-republican-office-2ukuprzy) to help the North Carolina GOP rebuild. They raised over $13,000, surpassing their $10,000 goal, in 40 minutes, reports [_WNCN_](http://wncn.com/2016/10/17/group-of-democrats-create-gofundme-for-firebombed-ncgop-office-raise-13k-in-40-minutes/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4533011/donald-trump-firebombing-gop-north-carolina-clinton/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4533011/donald-trump-firebombing-gop-north-carolina-clinton/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Says GOP Office Firebombed 'Because We Are Winning'","datePublished":"2016-10-17T12:22:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-07T06:50:55.428Z","description":"While the Republican nominee blamed \"animals,\" his rival called the act \"unacceptable\"","url":"https://time.com/4533011/donald-trump-firebombing-gop-north-carolina-clinton/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65821d19e4043bcf/6988aa30196cf44a7a03d93b/gop-office-damaged.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65821d19e4043bcf/6988aa30196cf44a7a03d93b/gop-office-damaged.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GOP Office Damaged","caption":"A burnt couch is shown next to warped campaign signs at the Orange County Republican Headquarters in Hillsborough, NC, on Oct. 16 2016.","creditText":"Jonathan Drew—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4533011/donald-trump-firebombing-gop-north-carolina-clinton/","name":"Donald Trump Says GOP Office Firebombed 'Because We Are Winning'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Trump, Clinton Respond to NC Firebomb","description":"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tweeted out statements in regards to the firebomb attack in Hillsborough, North Carolina. 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