By Charlie McCarthy

Former President Donald Trump on Monday morning slammed Democrats and the mainstream media for exploiting his “bloodbath” comment about the U.S. auto industry and for taking his words out of context.

At an Ohio rally on Saturday, Trump spoke about the danger facing the U.S car industry from imports.

“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,” Trump said, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Although the former president clearly was discussing the auto industry, mainstream media outlets took the word “bloodbath” and ran with it.

NBCnews.com ran a story with the headline “Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election” and cbsnews.composted a story with the headline, “In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses November election.”

The former president responded Monday morning on Truth Social.

“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, even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry,” Trump posted.

“The United Auto Workers, but not their leadership, fully understand what I mean. With the Electric Car Mandate being pushed by Biden, there soon won’t be any cars made in the USA – UNLESS I’M ELECTED PRESIDENT, IN WHICH CASE AUTO MANUFACTURING WILL THRIVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!! MAGA2024.”

Even former Vice President Mike Pence, who said he will not endorse Trump for president in 2024, said the former president’s words were taken out of context by many people.

“I woke up this morning, seeing online all the discussion about ‘bloodbath.’ And as you’ve just reflected, the president was clearly talking about the impact of, of imports, devastating the American automotive industry,” Pence said while appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation“ on Sunday.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” and slammed Trump for his use of the word “bloodbath.” She did not explain the full context of the former president’s comments or that they referred to the auto industry.

Charlie McCarthy ✉

Charlie McCarthy, a writer/editor at Newsmax, has nearly 40 years of experience covering news, sports, and politics.

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