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So everyone knows by now the former President Trump uttered those words at a campaign stop for Ohio Senator candidate Bernie Moreno yesterday. Nancy Pelosi and President Biden joined much of the media in categorizing ths statement as a call for mob violence.

Is that accurate? Or are they burying the lede?

Here is the full quote:
"Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole — that’s gonna be the least of it," he added. "It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars. They’re building massive factories.”

What do those cars and massive factories have to do with a call for violence?

A little context (god forbid). Trump was speaking about the factories China is building in Mexico to manufacture electric cars. The intent is to flood the US market while avoiding import fees. Now Japanese and German companies have done the same but their factories are located in the US and employ American labor. Factories in Mexico obviously would not.

Immediately prior to the above quote, Trump said if he wins the election, he will impose a 100% tariff on the Chinexico cars to prevent this from happening. Followed by the above.

Conclusion: the "bloodbath" will be the consequences to the American auto industry, and the reactions from the opposition is typical election hyperbole and negative spin.

More interesting to me by far was this phrase: "Now if I don’t get elected." Note, he didn't say, if the election is stolen. Nor did he say, if they claim I didn't get elected. He still hasn't acknowledged the results in 2020, yet he says this? What's that about?