ANALYSIS — Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail brought yet another escalation in his rhetoric, with him calling immigrants “animals” and tripling down on his “bloodbath” predictions.
The presumed GOP nominee’s latest bombast even prompted the top White House spokesperson to set aside her reluctance to discuss the campaign from the briefing room’s storied podium and lectern. Trump last month warned of a “bloodbath” economically if Biden wins a second term — but he added a more expansive warning during a campaign rally in Ohio: “That’s going to be the least of it.”
Since that March 16 remark, Trump has used the term “bloodbath” again and again in interviews, on social media and at the small number of campaign events he has headlined. But his campaign organization and the Republican National Committee have also tried raising funds using the same word.
