At a rally on Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania, Trump appeared to casually suggest that one day of violence would end crime.
Trump declared that Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) should be in charge for “one really violent day.”
‘A tough hour. And I mean really rough, the world will get it out and it will end immediately. Terminate immediately. You know, it will end immediately,” he added without sharing any logistics.
The concept mirrors a fictional film series called ‘The Purge’, in which all crime is legal for twelve hours on one day of the year. (At least one film in the franchise focuses on the previous Trump administration, according to USA Today.)
His dangerous comment on Sunday followed his statement that crime is soaring false claim that the used by the extreme right to fear monger. He also repeated the lie that the supposed increase in crime is the fault of migrants.
He recently warned that there would be a “bloodbath” if he lost the election.