Former president suggested the national guard, or military, be deployed against extremists, if needed.
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he does not expect any chaos on Election Day from his supporters.
In a Fox Business interview, host Maria Bartiromo asked the 45th president if he anticipates any chaos on Nov. 5, the day of the election. She also made reference to an Election Day terror plot that U.S. officials said they prevented from occurring.
“No, I don’t think [so]. Not from the side that votes for Trump,” he said in response.
In Sunday’s interview, when asked about whether there might be the possibility of violence from illegal immigrants, Trump said the bigger problem is the “enemy from within” before suggesting that extremists within the United States may cause problems next month. He then suggested that the National Guard should be called in if needed.
“We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics, and I think … it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen,” the former president said, adding that “I don’t think [illegal immigrants] are the problem