Trump embraces violent rhetoric, suggests Liz Cheney should have guns ‘trained on her face’

 Republican nominee Donald Trump faced a fresh controversy on Friday after he suggested former congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) should have guns "trained on her face,” escalating his vilification of a prominent critic from within his party, as well as his use of violent imagery.

The former president’s campaign reacted by criticizing media coverage that interpreted his remark to imagine putting Cheney in front of a firing squad rather than sending her into combat. Cheney said Trump’s purpose was to intimidate anyone who challenges him.