Trump defends ‘bloodbath’ rally comment as reference to foreign auto imports after outrage

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Former President Donald Trump insisted Monday his ominous comment predicting a “bloodbath” if he loses the November election to President Biden was a direct reference to the threat his opponent poses to the US auto industry — and not a warning of violence by his supporters. Trump, 77, hopped on Truth Social to defend his statement at a Saturday rally in Dayton, Ohio, that there would “be a bloodbath for the country” if he didn’t win a second non-consecutive term and impose foreign auto tariffs. “The Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners in the destruction of our Nation, pretended...