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Trump Pledges to Retaliate Against “Enemies Within” If He Wins Reelection

HeadlineOct 21, 2024

Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to deploy the National Guard or military to target domestic critics if he wins. Trump was asked about his threat by Howard Kurtz on Fox News.

Howard Kurtz: “You talk about the enemy within. There’s enemies, America’s enemies” —

Donald Trump: “Yeah.”

Howard Kurtz: — “outside. 'The enemy within' is a pretty ominous phrase if you’re talking about other Americans.”

Donald Trump: “I think it’s accurate. I mean, I think it’s accurate.”

Questions continue to be raised about Trump’s mental state after he held a rally in Pennsylvania in which he called Kamala Harris a “shit vice president.” Harris responded by saying Trump’s personal attack was “demeaning the office” of the president. Trump also made crude comments about the size of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer’s genitalia. Arnold Palmer’s family also criticized Trump’s remarks. One of Palmer’s daughters has said that her father, who died in 2016, was appalled and disgusted by Trump’s first presidential campaign. Peg Palmer said, “What would my dad think of Donald Trump today? I think he’d cringe.”

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