US election marketing campaign: Trump warns of chaos within the US election because of “left-wing radical lunatics” | EUROtoday

The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warns of doable chaos attributable to “radical left-wing lunatics” surrounding the US election and requires the American army to be deployed in opposition to the “enemy within”. In an interview with the conservative tv station Fox News, when requested whether or not he anticipated chaos on election day, the 78-year-old stated that his supporters wouldn’t anticipate that. When requested about “agitators” from overseas, Trump replied: “I think the bigger problem is the enemy within.”

He complained: “We have some very unhealthy individuals. We have some sick individuals, radical left-wing lunatics. And I feel they’re the issue.” The ex-president advocated taking strict action against them, “if necessary through the National Guard, or if really necessary, through that Military».

As examples of “enemies within,” he cited politicians reminiscent of Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, who’s a confirmed critic of Trump and performed a distinguished function within the impeachment proceedings in opposition to the previous president. Trump claimed that “enemies within” have been extra harmful than international enemies like China or Russia.

The political temper within the USA has been heated for a very long time. The presidential election in simply over three weeks, on November fifth, is the primary for the reason that dramatic upheavals surrounding the 2020 election, which resulted in an unprecedented outbreak of violence after Trump didn’t concede his defeat however as a substitute incited his supporters with claims of election fraud. This ended with a violent assault by Trump supporters on the parliamentary headquarters within the capital Washington on January 6, 2021.

There are fears that one thing like this might occur once more. In the present election marketing campaign, Trump is once more stoking fears, with none proof, that the Democrats may steal one other victory from him.

In addition, there has already been an escalation of a special sort: in mid-July, a gunman shot on the Republican from a close-by roof at a marketing campaign occasion in Pennsylvania and injured his ear. The perpetrator was shot by safety forces and a customer died. The Secret Service additionally assumes that it has thwarted one other assassination try on Trump.

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