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Donald Trump once again attacked the “enemy from within” at a Fox News town hall that aired this morning, as he called domestic political opponents a greater threat than even foreign adversaries.
Trump was asked about his remarks earlier in the week to Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
“We have two enemies. We have the outside enemy, and then we have the enemy from within. And the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous than China, Russia, and all those countries, because if you have a smart president, he can handle them.”
“The thing that is tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff. I call him the enemy from within.”
At the town hall, which was taped on Tuesday and ran on Fox News today, moderator Harris Faulkner brought up those remarks and played a clip. But what wasn’t played was Trump’s comment to Bartiromo that the U.S. military could be enlisted to handle problems on Election Day from “radical left lunatics.”
“I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen,” Trump told Bartiromo.
At the town hall, Faulker said, “Mr. President, Kamala Harris has said that you sounded unhinged, and unchecked power was in our future.”
Trump said, “I thought it was a nice presentation.” The audience laughed.
He added, “It is the enemy from within, and they are very dangerous. They’re Marxists and communists and fascists, and they’re sick.”
He again identified Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) as one figure. “If you have a smart president, they can be handled,” Trump said. “The more difficult are, the Pelosis, these people they are so sick. And they are so evil.”
He added, “They were saying I was like threatening. I am not threatening anybody. They are the ones doing the threatening. They are doing phony investigations. I’ve been investigated more than Alphonse Capone…It’s called weaponization of government. It’s a terrible thing. They’re the threat to democracy.”
Faulkner moved on to another question.
The town hall was to be focused on issues impacting women, and featured an all-women audience. But is was friendly territory for Trump, as he received a standing ovation when he entered the venue in Cumming, GA.
Harris has chided Trump over the remark, and her campaign is producing an ad over it. Mark Esper, who served as Trump’s secretary of defense, told CNN that he was concerned over the U.S. military for the purposes of domestic law enforcement.
More to come.
