{"id":2202012,"date":"2024-03-19T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-impeachment-lawyer-says-no-one-uses-bloodbath-to-describe-economics-websters-says-otherwise\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T16:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T20:14:46","slug":"democrat-impeachment-lawyer-says-no-one-uses-bloodbath-to-describe-economics-websters-says-otherwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-impeachment-lawyer-says-no-one-uses-bloodbath-to-describe-economics-websters-says-otherwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Impeachment Attorney Claims &#8216;Bloodbath&#8217; Isn&#8217;t Used for Economy, Webster&#8217;s Dictionary Disagrees"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdemocrat-impeachment-lawyer-says-no-one-uses-bloodbath-to-describe-economics-websters-says-otherwise%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=2202012&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>An Economic Term\u2062 or Political Hyperbole? Rep. Dan Goldman Challenges &#8220;Bloodbath&#8221; Usage<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u200b fiery exchange on\u2062 Monday,\u200c Rep.\u2062 Dan Goldman\u200d (D-NY) sparked a \u200cdebate\u200c over the\u200b appropriateness of using the term &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; in an economic context, a choice \u200cof words \u200bthat Merriam-Webster&#8217;s online dictionary supports as valid. <\/p>\n<p>Goldman, who \u2063earned recognition as lead counsel in the Democratic \u2062case against Donald\u2064 Trump during the impeachment hearings, was countering\u2063 a narrative that unfolded following Trump&#8217;s stark warning of a dire outcome for the auto industry should his 2024 campaign falter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>When did &#8216;bloodbath&#8217; become \u2064a go-to term for fiscal woes<\/strong>? Especially from someone whose rhetoric previously stirred up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-threatening-to-lock-peaceful-pro-life-protesters-in-prison-for-11-years\/\" title=\"Biden's DOJ warns of 11-year prison term for peaceful pro-life protesters.\">actual\u2062 violence<\/a>. The implication is clear.\u2064 We don&#8217;t need\u200c any more\u2064 of this gaslighting,&#8221; charged Goldman in his \u200dunequivocal rebuke.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When has \u2064&#8221;bloodbath&#8221; ever been\u200d a term \u200dfor economic conditions?<\/p>\n<p>Particularly from someone tied to\u2064 real-life \u2062violence post-election loss. <\/p>\n<p>We get the subtext. Spare us the deception. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GKiE3zPpvY\">https:\/\/t.co\/GKiE3zPpvY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielsgoldman\/status\/1769821776836510006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet,\u200b delving into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/bloodbath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merriam-Webster&#8217;s definitions<\/a>, we find &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; can \u2062indeed refer\u2063 to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An immense massacre<\/li>\n<li>A brutal and tumultuous conflict<\/li>\n<li><strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-our-problem-iowa-governor-rejects-white-house-plea-to-house-child-migrants-as-admin-flies-kids-cross-country\/\" title=\"\u2018Not Our Problem\u2019: Iowa Governor Rejects White House Plea To House Child Migrants As Admin Flies Kids Cross-Country\">significant economic downturn<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An in-depth look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/medias-wall-to-wall-coverage-of-trump-bloodbath-comment-delivers-zero-context\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complete context of Trump&#8217;s statement<\/a> \u200d\u2014 often \u200coverlooked by \u200bsome media reports\u2062 hinting at an encouragement of violence \u2014 suggests \u2064his defenders may\u2062 be right; his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-to-join-ben-shapiro-for-x-space-panel-discussion-with-jewish-leaders\/\" title=\"Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro team up for X Space panel with Jewish leaders.\">comments\u200b related<\/a> to economic concerns about\u2063 the automobile industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Decoding Trump&#8217;s\u2064 Remarks at an \u200bOhio Rally<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking\u2063 at an Ohio\u2064 rally, Trump&#8217;s comments \u200btargeted Chinese President Xi\u2063 Jinping \u2063regarding plans\u200c by a Chinese-owned company to manufacture cars in\u200d Mexico to sidestep US tariffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;If \u2062I&#8217;m elected, \u200bimposing a 100% tariff on every \u2062car crossing the border, made outside the US, will be the norm.&#8221;<\/strong> Trump \u200bdeclared. &#8220;Without me, the consequences will be a &#8216;bloodbath,&#8217; not just for autos\u200b but for the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The word \u200b&#8221;bloodbath&#8221; has undoubtedly sparked a linguistic standoff, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-republican-julia-letlow-is-sworn-in-the-democrats-margin-in-the-house-shrinks-to-just-2-votes\/\" title=\"As Republican Julia Letlow Is Sworn In, The Democrats\u2019 Margin In The House Shrinks To Just 2 Votes\">prominent political figures<\/a> and dictionaries alike weighing \u2063in. Its usage here, \u2062while \u200ccontroversial, seems distilled to its lesser-known economic implications rather than \u200dany propensity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-1-u-s-house-democrats-to-introduce-impeachment-charges-against-trump-on-monday-sources\/\" title=\"UPDATE 1-U.S. House Democrats to introduce impeachment charges against Trump on Monday -sources\">inciting violence<\/a>, raising \u200dquestions about the\u2064 language used by politicians and \u2063the interpretations made by media and the public alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Dan Goldman faced criticism for saying &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; isn&#8217;t an economic term\u2014Merriam-Webster&#8217;s dictionary contradicts him. 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