Trump does not dismiss the possibility of more political violence if he loses election

Donald Trump has refused to dismiss the possibility of more political violence, should he fail to win the upcoming presidential election in November.

The former president said that the response from his supporters “depends on the fairness of the election,” after having falsely claimed on multiple occasions that the 2020 election was “stolen” from him.

No evidence was ever presented to support those claims, which were rejected by judges across the country in the wake of Joe Biden’s victory.

In an interview with Time Magazine, he was asked directly about the possibility of further political violence, should he fail to reclaim the White House later this year. He did not reject the idea.

“If we don’t win, you know, it depends,” he told the outlet. “It always depends on the fairness of the election.”

When asked about his claims on Truth Social that a stolen election “allows for the termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” Mr Trump denied that he had said it.

He went on to complain about the “Biden-inspired” court case he currently faces in New York and suggested that the “fascists” in the US government were its greatest threat.

“I think the enemy from within, in many cases, is much more dangerous for our country than the outside enemies of China, Russia, and various others,” he told Time.

On 6 January 2021, hundreds of Trump supporters, riled up by rhetoric delivered by him just hours before, stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC.

The insurrection saw the deaths of several people, including Ashli Babbitt who was fatally shot by law enforcement. Officials say that 174 police officers were also injured in the violence, with four officers dying by suicide following the