Originally Posted by James Brown
Hi Rod: Once again the Hill lets you down. The bloodbath comment needs context to understand it is not a call to arms and mayhem and is instead a prediction of the state of the auto industry if Biden wins. Believe Trump or not, agree with him or not, several media outlets have serious disinformation blood on their hands this time.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/18/in-context-what-trump-said-about-a-bloodbath-and-b/
The entire transcript is on line. I read it, every word. He was talking about China, electric cars being made in Mexico, the US auto industry, Auto workers unions and so on when he mentioned the 'bloodbath' stuff. So, not a call to arms. Unless he meant that his proposed 100% tariff on Mexican-made, Chinese-backed electric cars would be a bloodbath for China. Hard to say, though....
In reading the entire speech, though, I did notice a strong and consistent theme of racially demonizing immigrants - they'll bring murder and mayhem, an immigrant killed this beautiful white woman etc. . He continually mentions where they are coming from with unmistakeable hints that they are brown and black. This was the content of the vast majority of the speech.
The hard part about reading his speech is the scattershot, stream of consciousness way he jumps topics, doesn't finish sentences or thoughts. The description 'word salad' is apt.
Dave