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Senator apologizes after suggesting country may need civil war if Trump loses
While Republicans promoted a unifying message last week and decried inflammatory language in the wake of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, one of the first speakers to introduce Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a rally on Monday suggested the country may need to come to civil war if Trump loses in November.
"I believe wholeheartedly, Donald Trump and Butler County's JD Vance are the last chance to save our country," said George Lang, a Republican state senator. "Politically, I'm afraid if we lose this one, it's going to take a civil war to save the country and it will be saved. It's the greatest experiment in the history of mankind."
Lang later apologized after Harris' team highlighted his remarks on a post on X.
"I regret the divisive remarks in the excitement of the moment on stage," he said on the same social network. "Especially in light of the assassination attempt on President Trump last week, we should all be mindful of what is said at political events, myself included."