During an Oval Office news conference, President Trump had a warning for what he called “radical left Democrats.” He suggested that if the rhetoric and violence continue, the right might eventually respond in kind.

“The radical left is causing this problem. Not the right, the radical left. And it’s going to get worse, and ultimately it’s going to go back on them.”

And then, Trump doubled down: “I mean, bad things happen when they play these games. I’ll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left. But the right’s not doing this. And they better not get them energized because it won’t be good for the left.”

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