“Theres a noose out there with his name on it. Thats not right,” Mr Sterling said, adding that the contractor didnt seek the spotlight by taking a high-profile position like Mr Sterling or run for office like Mr Raffensperger. “This kid took a job. He just took a job.”
Mr Trump last week called Mr Raffensperger an “enemy of the people,” Mr Sterling noted, adding, “That helped open the floodgates to this kind of crap.”
Mr Sterling urged the president to step up and tell his supporters not to commit acts of violence. “Someones going to get hurt. Someones going to get shot. Someones going to get killed,” Mr Sterling said.
Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh said in a statement on Tuesday evening, “No one should engage in threats or violence, and if that has happened, we condemn that fully.”
The campaigns for Republican US Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler both issued statements on Tuesday evening condemning violence but also criticising election officials, according to news outlets.
“Like many officials, as someone who has been the subject of threats, of course Senator Loeffler condemns violence of any kind. How ridiculous to even suggest otherwise,” Loeffler campaign spokesman Stephen Lawson said.
“We also condemn inaction and lack of accountability in our election system process – and wont apologise for calling it out.”