Former President Donald Trump spewed yet more divisive, violence-themed rhetoric on the campaign trail Sunday, earning fierce backlash this time for talking about members of the media being shot.
“I have this piece of glass here but all we have really over here is the fake news, right? And, to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don’t mind that so much, coz, I don’t mind, I don’t mind that,” Republican presidential nominee Trump told a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
The comment drew laughter from the audience.
Trump, who was the subject of an assassination attempt at a rally in July, later complained about how the protective glass installed to ensure his safety meant he didn’t look great on TV.
Trump a day earlier used similarly violent imagery when slamming former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), a vocal critic of his who has endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
Critics called Trump’s latest comment in a long line of attacks on the press “atrocious” and more. Polling continues to put Trump and Harris neck and neck in the race.
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