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Scott Olson/Getty ImagesDonald Trump on Monday defended his dark prediction about a "bloodbath" for the country if he doesn't win the presidency this fall, accusing the media of taking his words out of context.
In a post on Truth social, the Republican candidate said the "bloodbath" comment only applied to the auto industry—which he was discussing at the time of his concerningly worded statement.
"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," he wrote. (The United Auto Workers' union, for their part, has endorsed Biden for president.)
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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