Trump says only ‘consequential’ presidents get shot at, praises Harris for phone call
US election rivals Trump and Harris briefly put their differences aside in a phone call after apparent assassination attempt
Donald Trump resumed campaigning on Tuesday for the first time since a second apparent attempt on his life, boasting “only consequential presidents get shot at” while praising Kamala Harris for making a phone call to check on him.
Trump spoke at a town hall meeting before fervent supporters in Flint, a beleaguered industrial city that was once a jewel of the US automotive industry in swing state Michigan, before factories closed due to foreign competition.
Trump drew a link between what the FBI called a foiled assassination bid against him Sunday at his golf course in Florida and his pledge to slap heavy tariffs on imports of cars from Mexico and China.
“And then you wonder why I get shot at, right? You know, only consequential presidents get shot at,” Trump said.
Trump’s election rival Harris, campaigning in another swing state, Pennsylvania, said Tuesday she had reached out to the former president after the thwarted attack.
