Over the weekend, prominent conservatives lit social media ablaze as they tore into several media outlets for taking former President Donald Trump’s comments at a recent Ohio rally out of context.
Conservative commentators, Republican lawmakers, and others slammed outlets including Rolling Stone, NBC News, and CBS News for sharing headlines about Trump claiming there would be a “bloodbath” if he didn’t win re-election, failing to mention that the comment was in respect to the automotive industry.
These critics claimed this was yet another anti-Trump “hoax” that was being manufactured ahead of the 2024 election.
During a rally in Ohio on Saturday, the former President suggested putting tariffs on Chinese-made cars that China would sell to Americans.
Addressing Communist Chinese Party leader Xi Jinping, Trump stated, “If you’re listening, President Xi — and you and I are friends — but he understands the way I deal. Those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now… you’re going to not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the cars to us, no. We’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected.”
Immediately after, the former president said, “Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole – that’s gonna be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars. They’re building massive factories.”
Several major media outlets reported on the quote, sharing headlines saying that Trump was threatening a “bloodbath” if he didn’t win.
Politico’s headline stated, “Trump says country faces ‘bloodbath’ if Biden wins in November.” NBC News’ headline stated, “Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election.” The headline for CBS News stated, “In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a “bloodbath” if he loses November election.”
Others took it further, with Rolling Stone’s headline reading, “Trump Says There Will Be a ‘Bloodbath’ and Elections Will End if He Isn’t Reelected,” and NPR writing, “Trump says some migrants are ‘not people’, and warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses” for its headline.
Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt clarified the comments, saying, “Biden’s policies will create an economic bloodbath for the auto industry and autoworkers.”
Many expressed that the headlines were misleading, with X owner Elon Musk criticizing NBC News’ headline, calling it “deceptive.”
“This headline is deceptive, as he was referring to the auto industry. Shame on NBC,” he posted in response to a post including the article.
Conservative commentator, U.S. military veteran, and author Sean Parnell blasted NBC as well, posting, “NBC pushing the bloodbath hoax now. Unreal. These ‘news’ agencies need a complete overhaul. They are no different than state run media propaganda.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) shared a post from popular anti-leftist account End Wokeness, commenting, “The Democrats and the media lie constantly about what Pres Trump says. They twist his phrases and sarcasm and tell the public he said something he did not. When Trump said there will be a bloodbath if Biden wins, he was talking about the auto industry and he’s RIGHT!”
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) posted, “Donald Trump said that a bloodbath would happen to the American auto industry if Biden kept on promoting Chinese made EVs. He of course is 100 percent correct. All other reporting about his ‘bloodbath’ comment is complete propaganda. The media should be ashamed.”
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