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Donald Trump may generate daily headlines with his bombastic statements and myriad legal troubles, but of all the important 2024 election-related issues worth discussing there is one in particular that deserves highlighting, according to The New Abnormal co-host Andy Levy.
The Trump campaign was in full damage control last week after the former president called in to CNBC and suggested making cuts from Medicare and Social Security, which offer financial care to retired Americans or those with a disability.
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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.)
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