Donald Trump actually said...

This is a very sad day for America. This never happened. We challenged an election --

It’s a witch hunt. It’s just a continuation of a witch hunt. Republicans can’t let them get away with it. Republicans have to be tough.

We fight. We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore.

I don't think you can separate the former president's rhetoric or the style of it, which is, he has called the judge in New York names.