'One last shot': Trump warns opponents are trying to 'ruin America'

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump used his Labor Day message on Monday, September 7, to warn that his political opponents were making “one last shot at ruining America” and vowed to defeat them.

Trump said his opponents had spent 10 years fighting him and predicted Republicans would win the midterms “BIG” while portraying himself as central to protecting the country.

The warning came in a Truth Social post marking Labor Day, where Trump directly addressed his political opponents and declared that his side would not let them succeed.

Trump predicts a big midterm victory

Trump said his opponents should be “exhausted by now” after what he described as a decade of efforts against him, but claimed they were preparing another attempt to damage the country.

“These Deranged People, after fighting for 10 years, should finally acknowledge that your Favorite President (ME!), knows how to WIN!” Trump wrote.

He then framed the next election as a contest over the direction of the country, saying his opponents were preparing “one last shot at ruining America.”

“We’re going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA!” Trump wrote.

The message did not identify specific opponents or describe what he meant by their alleged final attempt to “ruin” the country. 

Trump instead used the post to portray the coming midterms as a test involving his political movement and his own leadership.

He opened the message by wishing Americans a happy Labor Day before turning to his political opponents, whom he labeled “Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats.”

Trump casts himself as the force to win

Trump repeatedly centered himself in the Labor Day message, describing himself as the president who knows how to win and referring to himself as his opponents’ “Favorite President.”

His message combined a warning about his opponents with a prediction about the midterms. 

He did not provide numbers, specific races or other details to support his forecast of a large Republican victory.

Trump also said his opponents would “do anything possible to destroy our Country,” presenting that claim as part of his argument for why his supporters needed to prevail.

The post did not identify a specific action by his opponents that constituted the alleged effort to destroy the country. Instead, Trump described their conduct broadly and tied it to his claim that they had been fighting him for 10 years.

He ended the message with the prediction that Republicans would win the midterms “BIG” and his declaration that they would “SAVE AMERICA.”

Trump's Labor Day post followed other claims

The Labor Day message came after a separate series of Truth Social posts in which Trump made several other political and national claims.

On Sunday, Trump posted an image of the moon with the words “The Moon is Ours” and a US flag. 

He shared AI-generated images of new black uniforms for the US Space Force.

The other post included Trump’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz was US territory and a suggestion that New Mexico be renamed “New America.”

The White House backed the New Mexico idea by reposting an image showing “Mexico” crossed out and replaced with “New America.”

New Mexico Gov Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected the proposal, saying the state’s name “isn’t up for debate -- it’s been ours since before the United States existed.”

She also said Trump wanted to “distract Americans” from issues including rising fuel prices.