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Elon Musk defends Trump and slams establishment media for taking ['bloodbath'] quote out of context
Just the News ^ | 3/17/24 | Madeline Hubbard

Posted on 03/17/2024 7:40:08 AM PDT by hardspunned

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is defending former President Donald Trump on Sunday after multiple establishment media outlets ran headlines stating that the former president warned the U.S. would see a "bloodbath" if he is not reelected.

Although Trump did use the word "bloodbath" during a speech in Ohio on Saturday, outlets such as NPR, Politico, The Hill, NBC News, The New York Times and others used the term in headlines without context. Musk said the headlines were "legacy media lies" and he made multiple posts Sunday criticizing their use of the term and stressing the need for context.

Musk responded to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough's post on X, formerly Twitter, of video clips from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and the caption: "Donald Trump’s America. And he is proud of it. Promised another 'bloodbath' if he loses again."

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloodbath; joescarborough; media; msm
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To: hardspunned
The beauty of this is that millions of the remaining "lunch pail" working class people who still see themselves as Democrats will be drawn to the full Trump statement and realize he was speaking of what would happen if he did not get elected and imposed those tariffs on the "cheap" cars coming in from abroad that did not use U.S. labor to build.

The ginned up Leftist hysteria over the Trump "bloodbath" comment is simply going to drive more of their base over to Trump.

101 posted on 03/17/2024 11:16:44 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (6,575,474 Truth | 87,429,044 Twitter)
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To: SamAdams76

Yep, another shot to the Dems foot.


102 posted on 03/17/2024 11:25:12 AM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: PIF
'Scare tactic? Are you insane? The algorithm is owned and controlled by the CCP and most likely by the PLA."
Government employees and subcontractors should be forbidden to discuss sensitive information on a foreign controlled site or any other public site. However, if I can't express an opinion (say about mRNA vaccines) on any mainstream site without being censured for "misinformation," then I will gratefully use the Chinese site and be glad it's available.
103 posted on 03/17/2024 11:36:38 AM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Hiddigeigei

In China, you would be arrested, beaten, and perhaps permanently disappeared for the same thing. Be glad you are only being “censored”.

And the Chinese will be grateful to collect all your data, contacts, appointments, family members and all of their data, and so on.

You obviously never lived in another country. Let alone one that imposes severe penalties for speaking out.


104 posted on 03/17/2024 11:54:03 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: joesbucks

This is what he said: “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,” Trump said at the Ohio rally Saturday. “Now if I don’t get elected it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole, that’s going to be the least of it, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That’ll be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars.”

The media and the Democrats are saying he was calling for violence if he doesn’t win the election. Absolutely, 100% lying their behinds off. Same way they did when they claimed he said Nazis/KKK were “very fine people” - something he also never said.


105 posted on 03/17/2024 12:03:37 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: MinorityRepublican
Don’t forget TikTok. A lot of MAGA content over there.

There is? TikTok is mostly famous for lots of transgender content. ByteDance, TikTok's owner, is under the control of the Communist Party of China - they're not going to be trying to help Trump get elected.
106 posted on 03/17/2024 12:11:53 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
There is?

Yes. We have a few FReepers checking it out. Why don't you use TikTok sometime?

TikTok is mostly famous for lots of transgender content.

Not true. Unless you're interested in that content. Then the algorithm will adjust so you will see that content frequently.

107 posted on 03/17/2024 12:14:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: PeterPrinciple

How long has it been since Thomas Paine was part of American public school curriculum? Is the American Revolution even taught? I know black slaves built America while European immigrants were busing killing Native Americans for sport.


108 posted on 03/17/2024 12:17:39 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Again, in case you somehow missed it the first time: ByteDance, TikTok's owner, is under the control of the Communist Party of China - they're not going to be trying to help Trump get elected.

Further, TikTok has a clear agenda in fostering the transgender agenda in the US. The CCP is not our friend - they want to weaken the US, and few things have been as damaging in recent years to young Americans as the transgender psychosis. TikTok has been one of the main drivers of this madness.


109 posted on 03/17/2024 12:38:28 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Republican Wildcat

But what will the bloodbath be? My Ford Fusion was assembled in Mexico. No bloodbath. There’s a lot of wiggle room or maybe weasel wording in that statement.


110 posted on 03/17/2024 12:51:01 PM PDT by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Further, TikTok has a clear agenda in fostering the transgender agenda in the US.

I'm not seeing it while I'm using TikTok.

Do you see transgender content while you're using TikTok?

111 posted on 03/17/2024 1:18:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: hardspunned
I'm not disagreeing with you. No opprobrium on my part.

But Musk bought Twitter to make it unusable to run again as a state organ, a story that has not been fully told yet, that goes back to Jack the Unatwatter attempting to unload Twitter to Google twice in the span of 2 years in order to free himself from government control, which he disagreed with organically, but not enough to stop it.

GOOG swatted both sales pitches aside -- Jack demanded a seat on Google's Board both times -- and so he left the mutt patsies in charge of Twatter while he disappeared into his smoked-out half-azz Buddhist billionaire bliss in Myanmar.

Hell has his name, no hoodie will shield his surprise.

112 posted on 03/17/2024 1:43:30 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: PIF
another Chinese Communist Party supported heard from.

OK, Biden regime shill. Be sure to check under your bed for chinks and ruskies tonight.
113 posted on 03/17/2024 1:46:04 PM PDT by In_Iowa_not_from
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To: joesbucks

It’s not about you. It’s about the displaced American workers. It’s their blood being shed, ie, livelihoods lost.


114 posted on 03/17/2024 1:49:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: PIF

Dickweed. You actually trust the US Government with protecting Americans and their data? Moron...


115 posted on 03/17/2024 2:19:37 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: wardaddy

Well stated.


116 posted on 03/17/2024 2:21:51 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: Jim Robinson

Thanks for stepping up with a specific. I can see that. Now what if he doesn’t get elected and there is blood in the streets and he says I told you so. Or fo you not think that will happen?


117 posted on 03/17/2024 2:24:11 PM PDT by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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To: DesertRhino

I trust them to be bureaucrats, you however trust the Chinese Communist Party and the PLA more.

Oh thanks for the personal insults - just what one expects from you lot.


118 posted on 03/17/2024 2:26:26 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Hiddigeigei

Very well stated.


119 posted on 03/17/2024 2:31:49 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: Jim Robinson

😂


120 posted on 03/17/2024 2:32:13 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman)
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