Former President Donald Trump has recently criticized mainstream media outlets for their portrayal of his comments concerning the potential economic crisis in the auto industry, which he warned would occur if he was not re-elected.
This controversy has been referred to as the "bloodbath hoax."
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump stated, "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 further added, "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."
A video clip from Trump's Ohio speech was shared online on Saturday evening. The clip, which was taken out of context, featured Trump saying, I dont get elected, its going to be a bloodbath for the whole Thats going to be the least of it. Its going to be a bloodbath for the country." Trump was referring to the potential economic disaster in the auto industry if he was not re-elected.
Before making the bloodbath comments, Trump had addressed President XI, saying, If youre listening, President XI, those big monster car manufacturing plants that youre building in Mexico right now, and you think youre going to get that, youre going to not hire Americans and youre going to sell the cars as now were going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and youre not going to be able to sell those guys if I get elected.
An initial report from Politico, now archived, did not mention the auto industry, suggesting that the reporter initially published the story based solely on the out-of-context clip. Politico was among the first major news outlets to report on the comments.
The archived report from Politico attempted to link these comments to Trump's depiction of a "dark picture of the country" and his "heightened rhetoric when addressing the felony charges he is facing in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
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