donald trump He said Saturday that if he doesn’t win the November presidential election, it will mean the likely end of American democracy.
The Republican candidate made the claim in a speech to supporters in Ohio after repeating his claim that the 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden was the result of voter fraud.
“If we don’t win these elections, “I don’t think there will be any other elections in this country.”Trump said.
The billionaire, who is criminally accused in Georgia for trying overturn the result of the 2020 election In that state, he won enough delegates this week to mathematically clinch the Republican nomination.
US elections: a close battle with Joe Biden
It is likely that the rematch with Biden in the general elections will be extremely close. A Reuters/Ipsos poll last week showed the two candidates in a technical tie among registered voters.
Trump opened his speech with a tribute to his supporters who are currently in jail for the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, when they tried to block the certification of Biden’s victory. The Republican called them “patriots” and “hostages.”
In the middle of a section of his speech on the imposition of tariffs on imported cars and foreign competition for the auto industry, Trump declared: “If I’m not elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the entire country.”
Elections in the US: Joe Biden’s response to Donald Trump’s speech
Asked for a response to Trump’s “bloodbath” comment, Biden campaign spokespersonJames Singer, condemned Trump’s “extremism”“his thirst for revenge” and his “threats of political violence.”
Trump also appealed to blacks and Hispanics, who will play a key role in the November decision. In his appeal to minority voters, he cited a central theme of the campaign, that too many illegal immigrants have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border since Biden took office.
“No one has been more harmed by linvasion of immigrants of Joe Biden than our great African-American and Hispanic communities,” said Trump, who claimed that illegal immigrants were taking their jobs.
Source: Ambito
