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Donald Trump: “If I Don’t Get Elected, it’s Going to be a Bloodbath For the Country.”

The message is loud and clear.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readMar 17, 2024
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Donald Trump is many things, but out of touch with his Republican base is certainly not one of them. He’s not exactly shy to tell people how he really feels, and of course it should go without saying that this is amplified tenfold when he has trouble seeing the teleprompter.

At a rcent rally in Ohio, Trump let loose.

Anjali Huynh and Michael Gold with The New York Times write:

“…With his general-election matchup against President Biden in clear view, Mr. Trump once more doubled down on the doomsday vision of the country that has animated his third presidential campaign and energized his base during the Republican primary.

The dark view resurfaced throughout his speech. While discussing the U.S. economy and its auto industry, Mr. Trump promised to place tariffs on cars manufactured abroad if he won in November. He added: “Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a blood bath for the whole — that’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a blood bath for the country.”

For nearly 90 minutes outside the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, Mr. Trump delivered a discursive speech, replete with attacks and…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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