Trump today: If I lose the election, it will be a bloodbath in this country

Let's see:
He was speaking metaphorically
He was being sarcastic
Some Democrat made a bad statement once
He was joking
Or a dog whistle to his supporters to cause mayhem if he loses.
Irresponsible as hell, but the gop is OK with anything he does or says.

 

He has lost his mind. Trump lost in a "landslide" (by his definition) 3 years ago and America continued along just fine, even better, really ...

 

I add that he believes his supporters will commit hara-kiri if he loses ...

 

Not surprising.
trump is reckless in his actions
he is reckless in his words
He, and those like him, need to be retired from public life so the damage to this country can scab over.

 

I didn't hear his speech but I really doubt he literally meant a "Blood bath". MY guess is it was more of a figure of speech. Correct me if I am wrong by linking the whole context of what he said.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/16/trump-bloodbath-biden-november-00147453

He was talking about the auto industry when he said it so I think it was just a figure of speech. Poor choice of words though given his history.

 

Exactly Gator515151. I wouldn't have used that terminology myself, but last time I checked we still have a 1st Amendment right to free speech in this country, and that includes Presidents and Former Presidents.

Do you all really want people jailed for thoughts? Do you all hear yourself, you're essentially asking for Minority Report style laws where thoughts are enough for a crime.

For speech to be considered threat it has to be specific and with a time frame. Saying "I want bloodshed" is generalized and not a threat. Saying "I want bloodshed against these individuals and within this amount of time" would be a threat. It's not that hard to figure out.

While not the greatest thing to say, nothing Trump said is even remotely illegal. It was most likely far more of a figure of speech (that a lot of people in this country will be really p*ssed off if Trump loses) than an actual threat. Of course all the leftists here try to turn any word Trump says against him so no surprise.

 

Who said anything about arresting him?We get it, you will defend your orange god no matter what. Have you sent him your money recently? I hear he needs it.

 

Like just mentioned. No one said jail him. How about we just don’t elect him? Dude is almost as dumb as his supporters.

 

Bull shit !!!! That is exactly why I questioned your initial post..... Much of the media jumped on this with headlines like you fell for and restated just to get people riled up.....If anybody is calling for violence it is people like you and the MSM with misleading headlines and lack of details as to what he was really saying. Nothing wrong with criticizing his words just don't repaint his message.

 

People like you are the ones who are the threat to Democracy. People like you are a threat to Democracy 100x worse than Trump could ever be.

 

What a sound argument you make. You should lawyer for Trump. Maybe he’d only owe $400M in fines rather than the current $500M.

 

Delusional

 

"Bloodbath if you don't elect me" has to do with our and/or China's automobile industry? That's quite a stretch, don't you think? To me, it sounds awfully like what he said leading up to and on January 6.

 

He has used similar language in the past - death and destruction if indicted. He is a punk and a coward so willing to let others do his bad acts.

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump warned of potential "death & destruction" if he faces criminal charges, hours after New York prosecutors probing his hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels said they would not be intimidated

 

I just watched the video. Not hard to see it’s being blown out of proportion by MSM.

At least we got another reference by @citygator to how dumb people are that disagree with him.

 

The truth is probably in the middle. I don't think it was a 100% innocent comment but he also didn't explicitly say a literal bloodbath. However, it served as a dog whistle to his supporters who are looking for an excuse for violence if he loses, while at the same time Trump gets to feign ignorance and play the victim when the medi portrays it as such.

 

I hate trump and think anyone who supports him is stupid but here he was referring to the auto industry if the Chinese ev industry isn’t blocked.