Rep. Bill Pascrell calls Trump's 'violence' remarks 'fascism in the flesh'

John Connolly | NorthJersey

President Donald Trump reportedly told evangelical leaders Monday night that there will be “violence” if the Democrats win in November.

NBC News reported that Trump warned the leaders in the closed-door meeting that "they will overturn everything that we've done and they'll do it quickly and violently, and violently. There's violence. When you look at Antifa and you look at some of these groups — these are violent people."

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Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, took to Twitter Tuesday night to react when news broke about the Trump statements.

“This is fascism in the flesh,” Pascrell wrote. “This is the language of a fanatic that could be lifted from a tyrant's playbook. This is not a warning but an incitement. Unless we stand united against it.”

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This is fascism in the flesh. This is the language of a fanatic that could be lifted from a tyrant's playbook. This is not a warning but an incitement. Unless we stand united against it. https://t.co/BUHOBL9auz — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) August 28, 2018

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Trump spoke about the midterm elections during a dinner at the State Dining Room of the White House after the media departed, NBC reported.

Also, NBC News quoted Trump as telling the evangelical leaders, “The level of hatred, the level of anger is unbelievable. Part of it is because of some of the things I've done for you and for me and for my family, but I've done them. … This Nov. 6 election is very much a referendum on not only me, it's a referendum on your religion, it's a referendum on free speech and the First Amendment."

Staff writer Herb Jackson contributed to this article.