President Trump I didn’t run away from the shoot, I wanted a front row seat!!!
President Trump says he didn’t let the Secret Service keep him away from the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner because he wanted to see what happened.
Trump recapped Saturday night’s shooting in a Sunday interview with “60 Minutes” … recounting Norah O’Donnell he didn’t make it easy for the people who were trying to protect him.
POTUS congratulated his wife, the First Lady Melania Trumpfor being “strong” and “smart” during her first experience with a shooting… she wasn’t there in Butler, Pennsylvania, a few years ago when there was an assassination attempt.
Unlike the departure of Trump, his vice-president, J.D. Vancewas taken away in a flash. Trump appeared to fall as he left the stage, but he said it was really just the Secret Service telling him to get off.
Trump said the shooter, who the federal government says is Cole Allenpassed the medical detectors in a “blur” before opening fire and being arrested by the police. He joked that an NFL team should draft Allen for his speed.
The Prez said the Secret Service did an excellent job neutralizing the shooter before anyone was seriously injured…and he reaffirmed his intention to reschedule the Correspondents’ Dinner for the next 30 days.
Trump also reacted to the shooter’s alleged manifesto…and he fired a few shots at his interviewer.
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