Trump claimed that Democrats are more dangerous than US foreign adversaries like Russia and China.

Question

In an interview that aired this Sunday, Trump claimed that US Democrats, such as Adam Schiff (a California representative that was a lead prosecutor in Trump's first senate impeachment trial), were the nation's enemy. Trump claimed the nation had two enemies, one from within and one on the outside, and that the enemy on the outside was more dangerous than "China, Russia, and all these countries."

Answer 1

This NBC article speaks about Trump’s statements about Democrats and any people who oppose him as being enemies. The main claim of the article is that Trump thinks they are more dangerous than Russia and China.

When I search up this quote from Trump, many articles repeat that he did in fact say it. Some reliable examples are The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/16/fox-news-trump-town-hall

There is concrete evidence that Trump made these statements during a Fox News town hall. CNN quoted Trump telling Fox News, “I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people. We have some sick people. Radical left lunatics,” 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/13/politics/trump-military-enemy-from-within-election-day/index.html

So overall, the claim that Trump made this statement is true. It is not misinformation that he made this claim. However, that does not mean his statement is true, informed, or backed up with any evidence–it is not.

Comments

You make a good point at the end about the claim being true -- Trump did make that statement. But it doesn't mean it is a true claim. Good job distinguishing that.