Trump claims the left is a bigger threat to America than Russia

Trump called the left an enemy within the United States, a bigger problem than Russia, and threatened to use the National Guard against Americans.

During a taped interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, Trump said:

I think that the bigger problem is the enemy from within, even those people who came in and are destroying our country, by the way, they are completely destroying our country. Cities, villages, they are flooded. But I don't think that the other problem, in terms of election day, I think that the bigger problem is the people inside. We have a lot of bad people. We have some sick people, radical leftist lunatics. And I think they're the big one, and it should be handled very easily, if necessary, by the national guard, or if it's really necessary, the military, because they can't let that happen.

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Well, I always say, so we have two enemies. We have an external enemy. And then we have the enemy from within. And the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous than China, Russia and all these countries, because if you have a smart president, he can deal with them quite easily. I got along, I got along with everybody, I got along with them. But what's harder to deal with are these crazy people we have inside, like Adam Schiff. Adam Shift Schiff, this guy is going to be a senator. He's up against a guy who doesn't understand politics at all, Garvey, but he was a good baseball player, but he doesn't understand politics at all. Adam Shifty Schiff, who is a total nutcase, is going to be a senator. But I call him an enemy from within.

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Trump tells Bartiromo what worries him about election day. “I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within… the sick people, the radical leftist crazies. And it should be easily handled, if necessary, by the National Guard or, if indeed necessary, by the military.” pic.twitter.com/twRsilNJnz

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 13, 2024

As President Trump During the George Floyd protests, he wanted to deploy the army against the American people. Being a dictator and using the armed forces against his own people is hardwired into Trump's political DNA.

Importantly, Donald Trump believes that US citizens who disagree with him are a greater threat to the nation than hostile foreign powers such as Russia and Iran.

When Trump talks about going after his political enemies and locking them up, this is what he's talking about.

It seems that Trump wants to turn the USA into Russia.

The former president tells voters what he will do if he returns to the White House. The American people need to listen and vote accordingly.

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Jason is the managing editor. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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