Trying to wrap her head around why Donald Trump would rant about a "bloodbath" in his Ohio speech on Saturday, considering his history of inciting violence, GOP campaign strategist Susan Del Percio stated that kind of language is a big turn-off to voters he will need in November.
Add to that, she claimed, maybe it is a sign that he is slipping mentally.
The former president set off a major firestorm on Saturday night after he told Ohio rally-goers, "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."
In full context, the former president was talking about the auto industry being irreparably damaged if he flops in his third bid for the presidency. However many commentators noted the former president has a tendency to use inflammatory rhetoric, no matter the context, to incite his base.
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According to Del Percio, what works for the MAGA crowd often appalls everyone else. And it could point to a larger problem for Republicans in November.
Speaking with MSNBC host Alex Witt, she stated, "It is a hard thing to struggle with because, as horrified as I am, to see that language coming from a nominee for president, it is Donald Trump and it kind of just goes with who he is."
"We have heard this rhetoric from him before. Thankfully in 2020, he lost a lot based on this type of rhetoric," she added. "And I want to touch on something that you mentioned earlier: this does not help him beyond his base. This is the behavior that made independents and suburban women turn away from Donald Trump."
She added, "So maybe they are seeing something in their polling that they need to really firm up more of who voted for him in 2020. or he is just even more unhinged."
"There is a difference in his campaigning in 2016, 2020 and 2024," she suggested. "He is worse — I think it just emphasizes everything that he is about."
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