CUMMING, Ga. – Former President Donald Trump doubled down on remarks he made over the weekend, referring to Democrats on Tuesday.the enemy from within.”
During a taped town hall of all female voters in Cummings, Georgia with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner, the host asked Trump about the “enemy within” comment he made last weekend during the network’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
During that interview, Trump told host Maria Bartiromo that California Rep. Adam Schiff and other Democrats were “crazy” and more of a threat to the United States than foreign enemies like Russia or China.
“I always say that we have two enemies,” Trump said, adding: “We have an enemy from abroad, and then we have an enemy from within, and the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous than China, Russia, and Russia.” all these countries.”
He also suggested that the military could be called in to deal with any disturbance from “radical leftist lunatics” on election day.
During a town hall Tuesday night, Trump doubled down on those comments, calling Democrats “evil” and “dangerous.”
“They are Marxists and communists and fascists and they are sick,” Trump added. “We have China, we have Russia, we have all these countries. All can be managed if you have a smart president. You know, Pelosis, as difficult as these people are, they are very sick and very bad,” Trump said.
The town hall airs at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris used Trump’s comments against her this week, calling Trump’s second statement “dangerous.” At the Pennsylvania rally and released an ad called “The Enemy Within.”
Harris called Trump “increasingly erratic and erratic,” saying he plans to use the military against American citizens and “seeks unchecked power.”
“Trump’s second term is a huge risk for America,” he told supporters in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Faulkner gave Trump a chance to clarify his comments during a taped town hall Tuesday, asking him how he responded to allegations that Harris was “untrained” and “unchecked for power.”
Trump defended his comments, calling them a “beautiful presentation.”
“I was not indifferent,” Trump said.
He also doubled down on his allegations about Schiff, who led the first charge Senate impeachment trial.
“I’m using a guy like Adam Schiff because they made up Russia, Russia collusion,” Trump said. “It took two years to solve the problem. Absolutely nothing was done wrong, etc. These are dangerous for our country.”
Asked to comment on Trump’s words on Tuesday, Schiff’s spokesman noted to a pair of posts On X The congressman responded to Trump’s interview on Sunday.
“Donald Trump is openly threatening to call in the military to suppress his political opponents,” one of the posts said. “We must defeat him this November and never allow him to pursue his dictatorial ambitions.”
Representatives for Harris’ campaign and Pelosi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.