ELECTION/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump urged evangelical leaders this week to get out the vote ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and warned of ‘violence’ by opponents if they fail. Trump made the dire warning at a White House dinner Monday evening attended by dozens of conservative Christian pastors, ministers and supporters of his administration. Trump was stressing the stakes in November when he warned that, if Democrats win, they ‘will overturn everything that we’ve done and they’ll do it quickly and violently,’ according to attendees and audio of his closed-door remarks obtained by media outlets, including The New York Times. He specifically mentioned self-described antifa, or anti-fascist groups, describing them as ‘violent people.’ Asked Wednesday what he meant, Trump told reporters, ‘I just hope there won’t be violence.'”
–The Associated Press, “Trump Stands by Warning of ‘Violence’ if Dems Win Midterms,” The New York Times online, August 30, 2018