{"id":2200891,"date":"2024-03-17T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medias-wall-to-wall-coverage-of-trump-bloodbath-comment-delivers-zero-context\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T21:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T01:16:08","slug":"medias-wall-to-wall-coverage-of-trump-bloodbath-comment-delivers-zero-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medias-wall-to-wall-coverage-of-trump-bloodbath-comment-delivers-zero-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Lacks Context in Extensive Reporting on Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Bloodbath&#8217; Remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedias-wall-to-wall-coverage-of-trump-bloodbath-comment-delivers-zero-context%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200891&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Frenzy Over Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Bloodbath&#8221; Comment:\u2062 A Look\u2064 Beyond \u2064the Headlines<\/h2>\n<p>Over the past weekend, it seemed as\u2062 if all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a>, especially those with liberal leanings, were fixated on a single fiery comment made by former President Donald Trump. At a campaign rally, he made a contentious \u200bstatement insinuating a &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; should his bid for the \u2063presidency in\u200b 2024 not come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>Headlines across\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyonce-makes-history-as-first-black-woman-to-chart-on-billboards-country-music-chart\/\" title=\"Beyonc\u00e9's Historic Achievement: First Black Woman on Billboard's Country Chart\">mainstream media painted<\/a> a picture of Trump not just anticipating, but seemingly inciting, political mayhem were he to\u2062 face defeat in the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>. \u2062This prompted a whirlwind of speculation and condemnation among readers and pundits alike.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u200bNew York Times: <strong>Trump Cites &#8216;Blood Bath&#8217; Election Outcome in \u200dVerbal Sparring at Rally<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Guardian: <strong>At Rally, \u2062Trump Paints Grim Picture of \u2064Post-Election\u200b &#8216;Bloodbath&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>NBC News: <strong>In \u2063Fiery Speech, Trump Warns of &#8216;Blood Bath&#8217; If\u2062 2024 Election Lost<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Politico: \u200b <strong>Trump&#8217;s Foreboding Words: Election &#8216;Bloodbath&#8217; as Political Weapon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rolling Stone: <strong>&#8216;Bloodbath&#8217; and the End of Elections: Trump&#8217;s Bold Warning at Rally<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Biden Campaign Reacts<\/h3>\n<p>The Biden reelection campaign did not\u200c hold back, <strong>accusing Trump<\/strong> \u2063of signaling a \u200ddesire for another Capitol Hill riot akin to January 6th, 2021. Trump was characterized\u2062 by the campaign as a &#8220;loser&#8221; who continues to double down on &#8220;threats of\u2062 political violence,&#8221; insinuating\u200b he was laying groundwork for &#8220;another January 6.&#8221; The inflammatory nature of the rhetoric was clear, but \u200dwas there substance behind the alarm bells?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden-Harris campaign statement on Trump tonight promising\u200b a \u201cbloodbath\u201d if he loses <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8mBYh4QKnf\">pic.twitter.com\/8mBYh4QKnf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1769163262283706801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Context Matters<\/h3>\n<p>However, this explosive narrative was missing a crucial element: context. Trump&#8217;s &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; prediction was, in fact, a\u200c reference to potential economic\u2064 turmoil associated with\u2063 Chinese business practices, specifically concerning the \u200cauto industry and\u200c the impacts of a\u2063 Chinese-owned company manufacturing cars in Mexico to circumvent U.S. \u200dtariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Trump \u200breally said, pointing directly to Chinese President\u200c Xi Jinping&#8217;s economic strategies:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Those big monster car manufacturing\u2064 plants you \u2064are building in\u200c Mexico right now \u200dand \u2064you think you are going to get \u200dthat \u2014 not hire \u2062Americans and you&#8217;re \u200dgoing to sell the car to us, no. We&#8217;re going to\u2064 put a 100% tariff on every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-ro-khanna-we-dont-want-low-wage-small-businesses-that-pay-less-than-15-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna: \u2018We Don\u2019t Want Low-Wage\u2019 Small Businesses That Pay Less Than  Minimum Wage\">single car<\/a> that comes\u200b across \u200cthe line, and you&#8217;re\u200d not going to be able to sell those guys if I get elected. Now, if\u2064 I don&#8217;t get elected, it&#8217;s going to \u2063be a bloodbath for the whole \u2013 that&#8217;s gonna be \u200bthe least of it. It\u2019s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That&#8217;ll be the least of\u2063 it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the \u2062sensationalism, some outlets did take notice of the absence of \u200ccontext, with comparisons of media headlines and Trump&#8217;s\u2063 actual words circulating online, highlighting \u200dwhat some called the &#8220;bloodbath&#8221;\u2063 hoax.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are witnessing the\u200c invention of the &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; hoax in real-time<\/p>\n<p>Media narrative: Full context: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jaYDvtGomn\">pic.twitter.com\/jaYDvtGomn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1769245792831701070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adding to the discourse, Grabien media founder Tom Elliott presented a video supercut illustrating how the term &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; had been applied liberally \u2064by\u2062 pundits to describe situations ranging\u2062 from economic downturns \u200bto entertainment event mismanagement and political upheavals. The \u200buse of the term by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-here-are-the-clear-reasons-why-hispanics-are-moving-away-from-the-democratic-party\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Here Are The Clear Reasons Why Hispanics Are Moving Away From The Democratic Party\">liberal commentators<\/a> was as broad as it was metaphorical.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SUPERCUT!<\/p>\n<p>Liberal commentators&#8217; diverse use of &#8220;bloodbath&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6dSTMwsfJa\">pic.twitter.com\/6dSTMwsfJa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott \u2062(@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1769455728941547695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lesson in \u200ball this? Always dig deeper\u200d than the headlines. In today&#8217;s fast-paced media landscape, the context\u200b behind a statement is often the first casualty in the rush to report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media and critics eagerly latched onto former President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; comment about the 2024 election, sparking a frenzy without much context in mainstream headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2200892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1928400971.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1928400971.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}