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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Mar 17, 2024, 02:49 PM Mar 17

Sen. Bill Cassidy tries to soften Trump's 'bloodbath' rhetoric. [View all]

Cassidy says Trump’s ‘bloodbath’ rhetoric concerning to some voters

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in a Sunday interview that former President Trump’s remarks on immigrants and about the possibility of a “bloodbath” if he is not reelected is what makes some voters concerned about a second term in office.

He added, however, that the media goes “just a little bit too far” in covering the remarks, saying Trump could have been warning of an economic “bloodbath,” rather than invoking political violence in his remarks.

“The general tone of the speech is why, is why many Americans continue to wonder: Should President Trump be president. That kind of rhetoric, it’s always on the edge – maybe doesn’t cross, maybe does, depending upon your perspective,” Cassidy said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press.”

“I also think though, that the mainstream media contributes to it. If you take the one about the bloodbath, which arguably could be about an economic bloodbath, not about kind of street violence related to the election, then it gives his defenders something to focus on, something which was distorted. So, yes, he always walks up to the edge on that rhetoric. And again, that’s why people are concerned. But sometimes the mainstream media, whether they want to or not, can’t resist, and they go just a little bit too far which distracts from what could be the impact,” Cassidy said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cassidy-says-trump-bloodbath-rhetoric-135357867.html

Except he already tried violence before.
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