Trump used the stage to deliver a profanity-filled version of his usual rally speech that again painted an apocalyptic picture of the country if Biden wins a second term.

"If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole — that’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country…

Biden campaign spokesperson James Singer accused 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 defeat this November because they continue to reject his extremism, his affection for violence, and his thirst for revenge,” Singer charged in a statement.

A one-time Trump critic, Moreno, a wealthy Cleveland businessman, supported Marco Rubio for president in the 2016 Republican primary, and once tweeted that listening to Trump was “like watching a car accident that makes you sick, but you can stop looking.” In 2021, NBC News reported on an email exchange around the time of Trump’s first presidential run in which Moreno referred to Trump as a “lunatic” and a “maniac.”

On Saturday, however, Moreno praised Trump as a “great American” and railed against those in his party who have been critical of the former president, who this week became his party’s presumptive nominee for a third straight election.

“I am so sick and tired of Republicans that say, ‘I support President Trump’s policies but I don’t like the man,’” he said as he joined Trump on stage.

Trump also continued to criticize Biden over his handling of the border as he cast migrants as less than human. “In some cases, they’re not people, in my opinion,” he said. … He also criticized the Dolan family, which owns Cleveland’s baseball team, for changing its name from the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians.

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    6 months ago

    The “bloodbath” quote is cheap rage bait. In full(er) context:

    Speaking in Ohio on Saturday, Trump outlined his plans to impose heavy tariffs on Chinese cars manufactured in Mexico and imported into the U.S, pledging to put a “100 percent tariff on every single car” that’s imported “if I get elected.” He then said "Now if I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath for the whole, that’s gonna be the least of it, it’s gonna be a bloodbath for the country, that’ll be the least of it. “But they’re not gonna sell those cars. They’re building massive factories.”

    He’s referring to a ‘bloodbath’ for domestic auto manufacturers (due to cheaper offerings by the Chinese). I think Trump is a godawful scumbag but let’s save our outrage for more genuine horrifying quotes and/or actions by the man.

    https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-threaten-bloodbath-speech-context-auto-industry-true-biden-1880300

    Cheap, lazy journalists are making sure to trim the quote and use it out of context. I don’t see anyone framing it as “Trump promises ‘bloodbath’ for American manufacturing” “Trump speaks regarding Chinese imports, threatening bloodbath”.

    WHY BOTHER with nuanced quotes like that when I can just slap “TRUMP PROMISES BLOODBATH IN THE USA” and get a bunch of clicks. Most people won’t bother to read the speech in its entirety. They will just blindly re-post this clickbait nonsense.

    I dislike Trump and question his intent and plans to save American auto manufacturers but by golly people, save your outrage for when it will be needed. This isn’t going to be the worst thing he says and does by far. If you want to fight with Republicans about this stupid quote, feel free but I think the energy is best spent elsewhere.