Trump: If Dems Win, the Nation Will Become Minneapolis

“I feel that if the Democrats get in we are literally going to end up in a recession-slash-depression the likes of which you’ve never seen. There will be tremendous negative growth, tremendous bedlam all over the place, there won’t be law and order. You’ll have a Seattle, you’ll have a Minneapolis like you’ve never seen before. The whole country will be Minneapolis.”

— President Trump, quoted by the Washington Post, during a 20-minute interview with Donald Trump Jr. on his online show “Triggered.”

Blumenthal: Enforce the Subpoena of Donald Trump Jr.

“The subpoena should be enforced. If he refuses to obey it, he should be locked up. … There are no privileges for Donald Trump Jr. The son of the president doesn’t have any of those privileges.”

— Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Donald Trump Jr. should go to jail if he doesn’t comply with a subpoena to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee, The Hill reports.

Avenatti Chides Trump Jr.

“If I were you, the last thing I would be doing is referencing other people getting out of federal prison. Because after you are indicted, you will likely be passing them on your way in. BTW, they don’t have silver spoons or gold toilets in the joint. Buckle up, Buttercup.”

— Michael Avenatti responding to Donald Trump Jr.’s joke over Twitter that could pick former Rep. Anthony Weiner as his running mate, asserting that the president’s son will soon “be indicted” on federal charges.

Trump Excoriated Don Jr. After Russia Meeting

“He is such a f–k up. He screwed up again, but this time, he’s screwing us all, big-time!”

— President Trump, after learning Donald Trump Jr. had released emails about a controversial Trump Tower meeting attended by a Kremlin-connected lawyer who had promised dirt on Hillary Clinton, according to Omarosa Manigault Newman’s forthcoming book, the New York Daily News reports.