“There will be a bloodbath"
If you felt threatened when Trump said there would be a "bloodbath" if he wasn't elected…
The word bloodbath has often been used in economic terms since 1960.
Trump's "bloodbath" comments at the Dayton, Ohio rally March 16, 2024:
You can find the relevant portion of the video @ 34:15 here.
Transcript:
Let me tell you something, to China 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, and you think you’re going to get that – 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. Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole [car industry]. That’s going to be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars. They’re building massive factories.
A friend of mine, all he does is build car manufacturing plants. He’s the biggest in the world, I mean honestly. I joke about it. He can’t walk across the street – in that way he’s like Biden – but for building a planet, he can do the greatest plants in the world, right? That’s all he cares about.
You can find the relevant portion of the video @ 34:15 here.
Transcript:
Let me tell you something, to China 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, and you think you’re going to get that – 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. Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole [car industry]. That’s going to be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars. They’re building massive factories.
A friend of mine, all he does is build car manufacturing plants. He’s the biggest in the world, I mean honestly. I joke about it. He can’t walk across the street – in that way he’s like Biden – but for building a planet, he can do the greatest plants in the world, right? That’s all he cares about.
Here are some definitions of the term "bloodbath":
