And everyone welcome to The Beat. I am Katie Fang in for Ari Melbur. We start with newly inflamed

fears of political violence just over a month before the midterms. Donald Trump unleashing new

violent and racist attacks on his perceived political opponents. Trump writing Mitch McConnell has a

quote, death wish because he negotiated a government funding deal with Democrats.

Trump also going after McConnell's wife, Elaine Chow, saying, quote, must immediately seek help and advise from his China-loving wife, Coco Chow.

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board condemning Trump, saying it's all too easy to imagine some fanatic, taking Mr. Trump seriously and literally and attempting to kill Mr. McConnell.

McConnell himself has not publicly responded, but watched GOP Senator Rick Scott, a top party fundraiser, repeatedly dodge when pressed about Donald Trump.

You're a member of the Senate GOP leadership. Are you okay with this?

Well, look, I can never talk about, respond to why anybody else says what they said.

The language is what I'm talking about.

Isn't that dangerous? I think we all have to figure out how do we start bringing people together.

And you would agree that that language doesn't bring people together?

I believe that what the, I believe what the President Trump was talking about is the fact that we can't keep spending money.

Okay. That's not what the former president said.

And Coco Chow was the phrase he used to refer to a former cabinet secretary, Elaine Chow.

Look, he likes for, you know, he gives people nicknames.

Oh, that's not a nickname.

That's a racist name.

Rick Scott also declining to condemn these remarks for Marjorie Taylor Green this weekend

at a Trump rally.

We're all targets now, though, for daring to push back against the regime, and it doesn't

stop at a weaponized legal system.

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