Trump says he would not mind somebody 'shooting' at him through fake news
The Hindu
Trump suggests he wouldn't mind being shot through fake news after surviving two assassination attempts, sparking controversy.
Having survived two assassination attempts this summer, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday (November 3, 2024) suggested that he would not mind if somebody took a shot at him through fake news.
Addressing his supporters at an election rally at Lititz in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Mr. Trump generated another controversy by saying that he should not have left the White House after his defeat in the 2020 elections.
“I shouldn’t have left, I mean, honestly. We did so well,” Mr. Trump said in his speech but immediately changed the topic. “So now, every polling booth has hundreds of lawyers standing there.”
Mr. Trump had refused to accept the results of the November 2020 elections. His supporters ended up attacking the U.S. Capitol on January 6, which is considered to be the worst day in American democracy.
The former president, who is now 78, expressed frustration over the enhanced security around him after his recent assassination bids.
“I have a piece of glass over here. I don’t have a piece of glass there. And I have this piece of glass here. But all we have really over here is the fake news, right? And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. I don’t mind that so much. I don’t mind. I don’t mind that,” Mr. Trump said, referring the thick bullet proof glass around him and the gap in his protective glass.
“I have a piece of glass here. The problem with that glass is it’s – I don’t look great on television when you have a four-inch piece of glass that a howitzer can’t go through. No, when you see yourself on television, you say, boy, you’re really not very recognisable, to be honest with you, which is good. But here’s the problem. So, I have glass here. I have glass here. Now, I’m not worried about this. Look, what do I have? A couple of people. And they’re friends, generally. There are a couple of people I don’t like in that group, but that’s like,” he said.
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