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use of rhetoric fomenting rage and violence
"We pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical-left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country, that lie and steal and cheat on elections … The threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous, and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within."
November 11, 2023, during a Veterans Day speech
"They're poisoning the blood of our country."
December 16, 2023 during a New Hampshire rally
"If I don't get elected … it's going to be a bloodbath for the country."
March 16, 2024, during a speech about the U.S. auto-manufacturing industry in Ohio.
"Well, revenge does take time. I will say that. And sometimes revenge can be justified, Phil, I have to be honest."
June 6, 2024, in an interview with Phil McGraw, host of
Dr. Phil"If you had one really violent day … one rough hour, and I mean real rough, the word will get out, and it will end immediately."
September 29, 2024 during a rally in Pennsylvania