Trump says New York candidates’ victories pose ‘greatest threat’ in US history

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday that a string of left-wing Democratic primary victories in New York City posed “the most serious threat to our country since its existence,” previewing what is likely to be a key Republican line of attack ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Trump, addressing the evangelical Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual “Road to Majority” event in Washington, inaccurately described the winning candidates – including two members of the Democratic Socialists...