{"id":1049671,"date":"2024-11-03T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T20:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1049671"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:03:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T20:03:48","slug":"trumps-closing-message-claiming-he-shouldnt-have-left-the-white-house-and-more-threats-of-violence-against-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-closing-message-claiming-he-shouldnt-have-left-the-white-house-and-more-threats-of-violence-against-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Closing Message: Claiming He \u201cShouldn\u2019t Have Left\u201d the White House and More Threats of Violence Against Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to Donald Trump\u2019s closing message claiming he \u201cshouldn\u2019t have left\u201d the White House and more threats of violence against his fellow Americans, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is closing out his campaign by telling the American people exactly what he has planned in a second term: threats of violence against the media, attacks on our democracy, and claiming he \u2018shouldn\u2019t have left\u2019 the White House after he lost by over seven million votes in 2020. Trump\u2019s unhinged ramblings and dangerous rhetoric confirm what those closest to him have already told us: he is completely unfit to lead and would put our democracy and the rule of law at risk if given a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump spent today talking about violence against the media and claiming he \u201cshouldn\u2019t have left\u201d the White House after losing in 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1853119221183472008\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cSomebody would have to <strong>shoot through the fake news. And I don&#8217;t mind that<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1853123560723656769\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI shouldn\u2019t have left [the White House]. I mean, honestly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRUMP-VANCE TICKET\u2019S CLOSING MESSAGE: dangerous, violent rhetoric and attacks on American citizens:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donald Trump said that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney should have guns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/01\/politics\/donald-trump-liz-cheney-war-hawk-battle\/index.html\">\u201ctrained on her face<\/a>\u201d and be fired upon, which the former congresswoman said was akin to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4965493-liz-cheney-donald-trump-death-threat-comments\/\">a death threat<\/a>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/video.snapstream.net\/Play\/2CRyjJIO9fi8o6FO9Bq45u?accessToken=c7domudx8hm06\">threatened to weaponize<\/a> the National Guard and military against American citizens to destroy the \u201cenemy from within.\u201d<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JD Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1850527220642591178\">attempted<\/a> to lie and cover for Trump\u2019s \u201cenemy from within\u201d comments, confirming he does \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/jd-vance-democratic-opponents-pose-bigger-threat-than-russia-and-china\/NBCN772293910\">agree with<\/a>\u201d Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/jd-vance-democratic-opponents-pose-bigger-threat-than-russia-and-china\/NBCN772293910\">attacking <\/a>American citizens as a bigger threat than any \u201cforeign adversary.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1850527633504641159?s=46&amp;t=6J2Rg0xlpXzsMEH0tz2hAw\">said<\/a> \u201cof course\u201d Trump amplifying threats to put American citizens before a war tribunal doesn\u2019t sound \u201cfascistic\u201d to him.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1850525308107071696\">repeatedly<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nTjvizyEr08\"> dismissed<\/a> reports of John Kelly calling Trump a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/22\/us\/politics\/john-kelly-trump-fitness-character.html\">fascist<\/a>\u201d and revealing Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2024\/10\/trump-military-generals-hitler\/680327\/\">envy of<\/a> Hitler\u2019s generals, <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/jd-vance-shut-the-hell-up-about-donald-trumps-chief-of-staff-calling-him-a-fascist\/\">saying<\/a> people should \u201cshut the hell up about what happened four years ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Donald Trump\u2019s closing message claiming he \u201cshouldn\u2019t have left\u201d the White House and more threats of violence against his fellow Americans, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cDonald Trump is closing out his campaign by telling the American people exactly what he has planned in a second term: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1049671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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