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March 19, 2024 - 9:30pm
Donald Trump defended his recent use of the word “bloodbath” in an interview with Nigel Farage broadcast today.
“The word ‘bloodbath’ […] all the people that are complaining about it, they all use it. It’s a commonly used phrase,” the former president said. “When you’re getting slaughtered economically, when you’re getting slaughtered socially, when you’re getting slaughtered. And they use it all the time.”
Trump came under heavy criticism over the weekend for saying there would be a “bloodbath” in the country under a second Joe Biden term, in the context of discussing the auto industry during an Ohio speech. Many media outlets interpreted the comment as a threat of violence if he were to lose in November, but Trump reiterated that the comments were specifically in reference to automobiles.
The 77-year-old also repeated his warning about Biden’s plans for the auto industry, arguing that the President wants to go all-in on electric, which requires materials from China.
“They don’t go far, they cost too much […] The electric mandate is going to destroy the auto industry and I said it’s going to be a bloodbath. It’s gonna be a terrible bloodbath for the auto industry,” Trump said. “I guarantee you that the people within that industry, all the workers are with me, because United Auto Workers is going to be put out of business.”
The Biden administration has created emissions regulations for car manufacturers aimed at pushing consumers towards electric cars, but recently relaxed those rules in an apparent effort to court labour unions within the industry. The United Auto Workers union has endorsed Biden, though there is a growing tension between the political beliefs of workers and the unions which represent them. Meanwhile Teamsters, another massive labour union, recently gave $45,000 to the Republican National Committee.
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SubscribeAre you proposing to write an article about all the numerous times Democrats have used the word ‘Bloodbath’ when discussing the economy. Just Wondered!
It’s common. The Liberal Hivemind on YouTube gives the full Trump clip and it is obvious it refers to the car industry and then you get clips of plenty of other public figures using the term ‘Bloodbath’.
Stop wondering – here it is:
“But social media users have resurfaced similar remarks from Biden made during the 2020 Democratic primary, where the now-president faced then-rival Bernie Sanders.
“Joe Biden THREATENED Bernie Sanders with a ‘BLOODBATH’ in the 2020 Primary. This is disqualifying and terrifying,” wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, a conservative user who said they were reinstated on the social media platform by Elon Musk after being previously banned.
The post has gone viral on social media, where it’s been viewed more than 656,800 times. “When Democrat politicians incite violence it’s OK as far as the media is concerned,” commented another user”.
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-bloodbath-remarks-resurface-after-trump-speech-fury-1880181
Russel Brand has a nice collection of liberals warning of bloodbaths on his channel on Rumble and Youtube.
This is a perfect example of the rot destroying the regime media. It epitomizes everything wrong with the media and why we can’t trust anything they regurgitate. They snipped a portion of the quote, omitted the context entirely, and made it appear as if he was saying there would be violence on the street if Biden was elected. To hell with the truth. If you’re in a hole, stop digging.
We’re in for another 9 months of this hysterical media overreaction.
9 months + 4 years.
Exactly. The third paragraph of this piece buys into what is plainly a false narrative. Trump said that China is going to war with the American electric car industry, a quite true statement. He neither said nor implied a political bloodbath if he loses the election.
Democrats outraged at Trump using the word bloodbath!
And yet..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KO47pO81S4
I guess it’s (D)ifferent
Whatever interpretation you come to on the the use of ‘bloodbath’, I can’t believe any seasoned adviser wouldn’t caution on it’s use for the very reason that it would be interpreted in precisely the way it has been.
However I’m sure Trump has for more disturbing things to worry about, as the BBC reported yesterday:
“Trump bond: Lawyers say he is unable to get $464m guarantee in New York fraud case”.
‘Mr Trump’s team spent “countless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world”, his lawyers wrote in a court filing. But they concluded that “very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude”. The lawyers said they had approached 30 companies without success.
Interest on the penalty is accruing by at least $112,000 per day until he pays.
Along with ordering Mr Trump to pay the penalty, New York Judge Arthur Engoron banned him from running any businesses in the state for three years after he found the former president falsely inflated assets to secure better loan deals.
“He’s facing the very real possibility that the AG [attorney general] will begin to liquidate [his assets], and he’s really dependent on whether a court is willing to give him more time,” former federal prosecutor Diana Florence said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68600093
Inadvisable comments to make include:
‘This is daylight robbery’
“The bond I’m asked to pay would be “impossible for any company, including one as successful as mine”. (actually he did say that)
Aaah, one of the dying breed that still refers to legacy media for the truth. The chances of me clicking on a BBC link are zero.
I still get news from the BBC. They’re fearless and unbiased. CNN too, for that matter.
Not sure if this is irony
I’m afraid, this is not. Poor boy… 🙁
BBC “fearless and unbiased”??? You’ve got to be joking!!
Just another example political lawfare. They will destroy Trump by any means possible – fair or foul.
They’ll try. But they’ll fail again. They never learn.
This case against Trump, no matter how justified, is politically motivated. It’s no longer about exercising the law but about getting Trump not to run for president.
The message this sends to every business owner is that if the state doesn’t like you they will find any reason to shut you down.
This doesn’t bode well for America’s long-term prosperity.
And yet the Democrats incited mass riots in 2020. Remember those peaceful riots where building were burned across the country.
Who still watches or reads legacy media? Their figures are plummeting. The few who are still invested in this form of brainwashing are an older audience and legacy media is dominated by left leaning dribble.
I had seen the actual clip of the ‘bloodbath’ Trump speech soon after it happened and had the context.
Did you hear the tape of him asking the Georgia Secretary of State to “find 11,780 votes”? What did you think the context of that was?
Read the full text of the conversation. If you have TDS, you come to one conclusion. If you’re MAGA, you come to another.
It seems clear to me that he meant “rig the election by destroying 11,780 votes for Biden, or fabricate 11,780 votes for me”.
So I assume you have TDS then. You’re not alone. Someone from MAGA would argue that he asked him to find the votes, not create them out of thin air.
Nobody with two brains to rub together is going to take legacy media seriously on this point. He shouldn’t have bothered to explain himself.
Fortunately, he tends to be recorded when he says things, so we can make up our own minds what he meant.
Words and language count when you are POTUS.
Whatever the defence it’s just another example this Grifter isn’t POTUS material, but he’s got Xi and Vladimir on his side so he’s a chance.
Needs to up his game. He should try taking a leaf from the book of the current POTUS. He never misses a beat. Gets it spot on every time.
Rethink this statement in terms of the current president.
Try listening to the actual Farage-Trump interview. Then tell me there’s anything wrong with what Trump said here.
Trump was also able to speak quite coherently and think on his feet for a sustained period of time. Just sayin’.
I’m no great fan of Trump. But please, let’s try to deal in facts.
By the way, your comment implies that Trump needs to dumb down everything he says so that there’s zero chance of anyone taking anything out of context or being offended. But wouldn’t you rather he treated his audience like intelligent adults and not children ?
But he never does. He has an arrested emotional development and always speaks like a pompous child.
He “mis-spoke”….
They are coming for “you”. I’m glad at least one person is getting in their way.
More MSM distortions and water-carrying for the Dems. Both organizations are doing a great job of destroying democracy in order to save it.
As far as literal bloodbaths, IF Biden and the Dems lose in November, I predict that they will lose their s**t and make the George Floyd “Summer of Love” riots look like a preschool recess.
No doubt. If you want to see a bloodbath, just watch if Trump wins the election.
Like the bloodbath when he won in 2016?
You’re kidding right? Even you are not that obtuse.
We all know the Trump cultists are going to lose their minds when he loses in another landslide to Biden in November. Fortunately they are too stupid to do anything effective and the authorities will be ready for them this time.
I’m not sure what you mean. On this specific allegation of calling for a bloodbath if he is not elected he is very plainly not guilty. The Democrats who have pushed this story are outrageous liars but also remarkably stupid for thinking that they could get away with this.
As to whether Trump will call for some sort of uprising, maybe. Maybe, some of his supporters will do something daft. Who knows?
The point is that the Dems, really are as bad.
Did they talk about Trump rambling on about how Biden beat Obama? The man barely knows where he is any given day…
Or did they talk about Trump being unable to raise the bond for his fines? Weird that someone so rich can’t come up with the cash, isn’t it?!?!?
Hope the money is good CS
Don’t know why my upvote doesn’t register for CS.
It was obvious what Trump meant and obvious that the media was spinning it.