Tea at Trianon: Trump Slams ‘Fake News Media’ After Spin On Auto Industry ‘Bloodbath’ Prediction

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Trump Slams ‘Fake News Media’ After Spin On Auto Industry ‘Bloodbath’ Prediction

From The Daily Wire:

“The Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners in the destruction of our Nation, pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH, even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “The United Auto Workers, but not their leadership, fully understand what I mean.”
Trump also took a shot at Biden’s electric vehicle policies, which he said would lead to no cars being made in the United States. With the Electric Car Mandate being pushed by Biden, there soon won’t be any cars made in the USA – UNLESS I’M ELECTED PRESIDENT, IN WHICH CASE AUTO MANUFACTURING WILL THRIVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!! MAGA2024,” he said.
During his Ohio rally, Trump said that China was building manufacturing plants in Mexico to sell cars in the United States “with no tax at the border.”
“Let me tell you something to China, if you’re listening President Xi, and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal,” he continued. “Those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now and you think you’re going to get that, you’re going to not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the cars to us?”
“No. We’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going be able to sell those cars. If I get elected. Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it,” he said.
After the speech, NBC News ran a headline saying, “Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election,” while CBS News said, “In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses November election.” Biden’s campaign also commented, releasing a statement on the “bloodbath” remark without a single mention of cars but repeated mentions of violence. (Read more.)

From David Harsanyi at The Federalist:

Though I don’t much care for what Trump is saying, any good-faith reader can see there’s nothing in his sprawling rhetoric that suggests a call for violence. Trump, in fact, is suggesting that Biden’s policies will lead to “bloodbaths,” not that he will call for it. Watching the Sunday morning political shows, one might have been under the impression that Trump had threatened to march on Dupont Circle.

More specifically, Trump is talking about the automotive industry. He mentions cars before and after the “bloodbath” comment. Me, I’m all for more affordable imported cars, and I’m opposed to tariffs that hurt Americans more than help. But Trump is staking out a position that is well within the norm of American political rhetoric. It is a position that probably appeals to a majority of voters. If Democrats had any kind of coherent message beyond blurting out “Jan. 6” every few minutes, they would argue about trade with Trump rather than concocting nonexistent threats. (Read more.)

Meanwhile, Trump supporters are being jailed. From MxM:

The Supreme Court's refusal to halt Peter Navarro's prison term marks what he perceives as the beginning of a concerted effort by the Biden administration to incarcerate Donald Trump and his proponents, illustrating a contentious political battleground as election tensions mount. Navarro, a prominent figure in Trump's administration, was convicted for defying a Congressional subpoena tied to the investigation of the January 6 attacks. His imminent incarceration has been framed not merely as a legal rebuke but as a politically charged maneuver.

Navarro's response to the Supreme Court's ruling articulates a grim forecast for the political landscape, suggesting a calculated attempt by the current administration to leverage the justice system against its adversaries. "The partisan nature of the imprisoning of a top senior White House aide should chill the bones of every American," Navarro states, pointing to a scenario where the Biden administration's actions are seen as the initial steps in a broader campaign to sideline opposition, particularly targeting Donald Trump in the midst of an election year.

By characterizing his imprisonment as a result of a "weaponized justice system" under Biden's leadership, Navarro invokes a narrative of political persecution. He warns, "If anybody thinks these partisans and politicians in robes aren’t coming for Donald Trump, they must think twice now," underscoring the perceived threat to not only Trump but the foundational principles of executive privilege and separation of powers.

This framing presents Navarro's legal battles and subsequent sentencing as a harbinger of potential escalations in political hostilities, drawing attention to the underlying tensions between the executive branch's claimed privileges and Congressional oversight. As the narrative unfolds, it casts a shadow over the integrity of the judicial process, suggesting that the Biden administration may be embarking on a path that could significantly alter the dynamics of political engagement and discourse in the United States, especially in an election year. (Read more.)