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CV NEWS FEED // Former President Donald Trump blasted the various mainstream media sources that ran stories over the weekend falsely suggesting that he had called for a violent revolution if President Joe Biden beats him in November.
In reality, Trump had said at a Saturday rally that Biden’s controversial auto industry restrictions would lead to a “bloodbath” for car manufacturers if the incumbent president were to win reelection.
“We’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going be able to sell those cars. If I get elected,” Trump said Saturday after criticizing Chinese-manufactured cars being imported into the U.S. “Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars.”
Trump made his comments while discussing the fact that China is building automobile factories in Mexico.
Despite that reality, NBC News reported the same day that “Trump vowed … there would be a ‘bloodbath’ if he’s not re-elected in November.”
CBS News similarly reported that Trump “warned of a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses in November.”
The presumptive Republican nominee took to TRUTH Social to call out the media outlets.
“The Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners in the destruction of our Nation, pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH,” Trump wrote Monday morning.
Trump wrote that multiple media outlets ran misleading stories “even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry.”
“The United Auto Workers [UAW], but not their leadership, fully understand what I mean,” Trump added.
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Trump made his “bloodbath” remarks in Ohio, which ranks in the top three for automotive manufacturing jobs in the United States.
Formerly a swing state, Ohio is now widely considered to be a safe red state, largely due to the Trump-led Republican Party’s emphasis on bringing back manufacturing jobs from overseas.
There will be a competitive U.S. Senate election in Ohio this year, however, as incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH is running for re-election. Observers consider the race to be crucial for the Republican Party’s chances of retaking the chamber.
Many observers also predict that the outcome of this year’s presidential election may hinge on Michigan – the state with by far the largest automobile industry in the country. Nearly 20% of all American-made automobile production takes place there.
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CatholicVote reported last month that “[w]hile the [UAW] union endorsed Biden for re-election, many of their members do not seem to agree and are souring on the incumbent president, citing his policies.”
Brian Pannebecker, a Michigan UAW worker, told FOX News at the time that “[a]ll of Biden’s policies have basically hurt auto workers.”
“We’ve had two engine plants close in Macomb County in the last few years while they were ramping up to build more [EVs],” Pannebecker explained. “We had entire plants with thousands of workers devoted to building gasoline engines and [Biden’s] getting rid of those.”
The 38-year veteran of the auto industry added that the upcoming presidential election is “a real easy decision for automakers to make.”
“We’re voting for Donald Trump on November 5th,” Pannebecker said.
