Trump warns of industrial ‘bloodbath’ in case he loses
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.
Mr. Trump, speaking on a windwhipped airfield outside of Dayton on Saturday, praised his chosen candidate in the race as an “America first champion” and “political outsider who has spent his entire life building up Ohio communities.”
Saturday’s rally was hosted by Buckeye Values PAC, a group backing Mr. Moreno’s candidacy. But Mr. Trump used the stage to deliver a profanityfilled version of his usual rally speech that again painted an apocalyptic picture of the country if Mr. Biden wins a second term.
‘Impact of offshoring’
“If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole — that is going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country,” he warned, while talking about the impact of offshoring on the country’s auto industry and his plans to increase tariffs on foreignmade cars.
Biden campaign spokesperson James Singer accused Mr. Trump of doubling “down on his threats of political violence.”
“He wants another January 6, but the American people are going to give him another electoral defeatbecause they continue to reject his extremism and his thirst for revenge,”Mr. Singer charged in a statement.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said that Mr. Trump had clearly been talking about the impact of a second Biden term on the auto industry and broader economy. “Crooked Joe Biden and his campaign are engaging in deceptively, outofcontext editing,” he said.