Trump's language increasingly aggressive when describing possible second term
Trump has never been known for flattering his opponents, but in recent months he has come out with even more aggressive language that gives a hint as to what his second term might be like if he returns to the White House.
The former president, who is miles ahead of his rivals in the race for the Republican nomination and easily won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, has made very clear that vengeance is a powerful motivating force for him.
If he wins the November election he has said he will go after his critics, President Joe Biden, and others he feels have hurt him.
«In 2016, I declared: I am your voice. Today, I add: I am your warrior. I am your justice,» Trump said in March.
«And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,» said Trump, who still insists baselessly that the 2020 election he lost to Biden was stolen from him.
A few months later, he got more specific.
«I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, the entire Biden crime family,» Trump said in June.
«I will totally obliterate the deep state, and we know who they are,» he said.
Trump faces four criminal indictments, including over his efforts to thwart the transfer of power to Biden — a concerted drive that culminated in the violent attack on the US Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.
For his part, Trump insists he is a victim of political persecution and accuses Biden of trying to block him from winning another term.
Trump's opponents are warning Americans to take his language very seriously, recalling how his fiery rhetoric before and after his election loss helped lead to
