Trump alludes to potential violence surrounding 2024 election: 'Depends on the fairness'

Former President Trump suggested there could be political violence over the 2024 election, depending on whether Americans felt it was fair.

"If we don’t win, you know, it depends," Trump told TIME staff writer Eric Cortellessa.

The former president’s comments came in a wide-ranging interview with the outlet that was published Tuesday. Trump discussed his potential, ambitious second-term agenda if he's elected again, and how he plans to govern given the lessons he learned from his first term.

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The outlet also did not shy away from asking Trump provocative questions about him and his supporters’ behavior in pursuit of his second presidential term, including the question of whether violence may occur.

Cortellessa said Trump had a "transformative" vision and quoted ex-White House strategist Stephen Bannon saying Trump has an "apocalyptic" sense of the country's state at the moment.

"These obsessions could once again push the nation to the brink of crisis," TIME wrote. "Trump does not dismiss the possibility of political violence around the election."

"If we don’t win, you know, it depends," Trump said. "It always depends on the fairness of the election."

The shadow of the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the building to disrupt election certification proceedings, has hung over the former president since he left office. He was impeached on the charge of inciting an insurrection, although he was acquitted in the U.S. Senate.

He is currently facing federal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the subsequent Capitol riot.

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