about ready to go have a press conference and you might want to watch. >> mr. president, you have not condemned these actions or this language. this is elections. this is the backbone of democracy, and all of you who have not said a damn word are complicit in this. someone's going to get hurt, someone's going to get shot, someone's going to get killed. >> felt like me saying all those words. he said everything i wanted to say, heartfelt. >> this is the backbone of elections. this stuff getting done, that level i thought i'm doing something that's vitally important. i just want all americans to understand their vote is counted. >> despite sterling's pleas to tone down the rhetoric, president trump continued his pressure campaign. >> your governor could stop it very easily if he knew what the hell he was doing.