Regarding media reports that Trump warned, at a dinner for evangelical leaders last night, of violence if Dems take over in November, two people at the dinner downplay those reports/say they are exaggerated - that Trump said Dems would rapidly overturn his policies.
.@JerryFalwellJr says Trump said Dems would leave no stone unturned in reversing his policies but: “Nobody walked out of there thinking that the Democrats were going to shoot us all.”
.@ralphreed said Trump didn’t warn of violence in his estimation: “He said if the Democrats take the House there will be virulent opposition to his agenda. He said some of those groups on the left incite and advocate violence and mentioned Antifa.”
Falwell says a big focus was the importance of getting out to vote in November in order to support and defend Trump’s policies.
When I asked Falwell if Trump used the word “violence” he said he was uncertain about that but it was clear to him that was not the intended meaning.
