Former President of the United States (USA) and Republican candidate, Donald Trumpsaid he received a “very kind call” on Tuesday from his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harristo be concerned about his condition after the second assassination attempt he was the victim of on Sunday.
“I got a very nice call from Kamala”said the New York tycoon at a conference hosted by Arkansas Governor Huckabee Sandersin Michigan, a decisive state for the November elections.
The crowd booed when Trump said the vice president’s name, but he insisted Harris was “very nice.”
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The Republican’s remarks contrast with accusations he made Monday, when he blamed Harris’s “lies” and “communist rhetoric” for his second assassination attempt.
Trump suggested Tuesday that foreign countries unhappy with his tariff promises could be behind the assassination attempt. “Then they wonder why they shot me. “Only important presidents get shot.”he said at the rally, in statements collected by Efe.
Hours earlier, Harris revealed that she had called Trump and stressed that “there is no place for political violence” in the United States.
In a conversation with the Association of African American Journalists, The Vice President expressed confidence in the secret servicesan agency that has been under scrutiny for two assassination attempts on Trump in two months. And he warned that Republicans had endangered the safety of migrants. by spreading the lie that Haitians eat their neighbors’ animals in Springfield, Ohio, a hoax that has sparked threats against that community.
“Not everyone has a secret service. Too many people don’t feel safe in our country,” he said.
At a campaign event in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, He again blamed Democrats for the attempted assassination of Trump. and again criticized Haitian migrants in Springfield.
Harris’s number two, Democrat Tim Walz, responded at a rally in North Carolina that Vance is dedicated to “making up stories.”
A man was arrested Sunday with an assault rifle near the West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course where Trump was staying and who allegedly wanted to end the former president’s life.
This is the second assassination attempt that the Republican has suffered so far in the election campaign. after what happened in July at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a man shot Trump, wounding him in the ear.
Mistakes in Trump’s security operations led to the resignation in July of the then-Security Director, Kimberly Cheatle.
The President of the United States, Joe Bidencalled Trump on Monday to check on his condition and told reporters that the Secret Service needed more funding from Congress to improve its security and protection work.
