Trump Addresses Midterm ‘Violence’ Remark: ‘I Don’t Want To See It’

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President Trump addressed his recent warning to evangelical leaders of “violence” if the GOP loses in the midterm elections, saying on Wednesday, “I don’t want to see it.”

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  1. He wants to be sure he gets it started—but he doesn’t want to see it.

  2. About as “presidential” as Dump Fuck gets is stirring violent tendencies up then throwing his hands in the air at how that kind of thing is so awful when it happens … which it often does with, you know, those types. wink wink.

  3. “But if it happens, well … it happens. There’s nothing I can do about it,” he added. “I’m sure there will be many fine people on both sides, if it happens, which I can’t do anything about.”

  4. Avatar for jmacaz jmacaz says:

    He will just watch the highlights on Fox & Friends

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