Prominent conservatives are accusing the mainstream media of distorting former President Trump’s “bloodbath” rally remarks about imposing tariffs on Chinese cars. Fox News has the story.
Conservative commentators, Republican lawmakers and others slammed outlets like Rolling Stone, NBC News and CBS News for sharing headlines about Trump claiming there would be a “bloodbath” if he didn’t win re-election that didn’t mention he was referring to the automotive industry.
These critics claimed this was a new, anti-Trump “hoax” being manufactured in real-time.
Trump’s comments came during his recent rally in Ohio on Saturday, where he mentioned putting tariffs on Chinese-made cars that China would sell to Americans.
Addressing Communist Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Trump stated, “If you’re listening, President Xi – and you and I are friends – but he understands the way I deal. Those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now… you’re going to not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the cars to us, no. We’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected.”
Immediately after, the former President said, “Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole – that’s gonna be the least of it. 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. They’re building massive factories.”
We are witnessing the invention of the "bloodbath" hoax in real-time
Politico’s headline stated, ‘Trump says country faces ‘bloodbath’ if Biden wins in November.’ NBC News’s headline stated, ‘Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election.’ The headline for CBS News stated, ‘In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses November election.’
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