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In a moment that stunned reporters and instantly went viral, Donald Trump responded to questions about wearing a bulletproof vest after a reported third assassination attempt with a joke—saying he doesn’t want to look “20 pounds heavier.”

The remark came after heightened security concerns following chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where tensions reportedly escalated. While some see Trump’s response as confidence and defiance, others are questioning whether the risks are being downplayed amid serious threats.

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00:00Is there talks about you potentially wearing a bulletproof vest moving forward, given you have now been shot at so
00:06many people?
00:06I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier.
00:10These guys, they look so good. Some of these guys, some of these guys are physical specimens.
00:17Some of these guys should drop away from us. I don't want to be near him.
00:23There's been some talks about changes to your security after what took place.
00:26Changing my security.
00:28Well, they did a pretty good job, actually.
00:31You know, they stopped the NFL running back.
00:34I mean, he was like a running back.
00:35In fact, if you ever got out, they're probably going to sign him.
00:38He was a speedy guy, but he was stopped.
00:42They had many levels in front of him before he would even come close.
00:48You know, you could be a baseball team and win 19 to nothing and somebody could say,
00:55you should have won 21.
00:57You should have gotten 25 runs.
00:59The team was no good or something.
01:01So, I don't know.
01:02I can only say that I know a lot of those people in Secret Service.
01:05And they were good and they were forceful.
01:09And I saw the guys in front of me.
01:11They were great.
01:12They were powerful looking guys.
01:14I said we could send them to Hollywood.
01:15They could make movies.
01:18I think that there's always room for improvement.
01:22Right?
01:23And he got into the building.
01:24The problem is that I know that's what I do.
01:28I build buildings like that.
01:30Much nicer, actually.
01:31But I build buildings like that.
01:33And, you know, when you have 1,000 rooms sitting on top of a ballroom and you have the elevators
01:40coming down right near the entrance, it's a pretty tough situation.
01:46Now, right outside, we have something that's on time, on budget, actually ahead of time.
01:52And ahead of budget, depending on finishes.
01:55You know, finishes is a big difference between marble and onyx in price.
01:59But it's right on budget, right on time.
02:03And that's built to the highest standards of security.
02:06No units on top.
02:08No hotel built on top where an elevator comes right down through the middle of it.
02:12It's a tough location.
02:15That's a tough location.
02:16So, I think, I know the people at Secret Service, I think they're great.
02:23And I think that Congress has to take care of those people.
02:27You know, we're talking about ICE, we're talking about Border Patrol, Secret Service, everyone.
02:32The Democrats essentially want to defund the police, just so you know.
02:36That's right.
02:37They want to defund law enforcement.
02:39It's crazy.
02:40These people have gone crazy.
02:42I heard Hakeem Jeffries, a low IQ person, he's a very low IQ, screaming today that the
02:48Supreme Court is illegitimate.
02:51I mean, that's a dangerous statement.
02:54And if I say something modest, they say, oh, he's a king, he's a king.
02:59They're sick.
03:00But Hakeem Jeffries said the Supreme Court is illegitimate.
03:08That's a rough statement.
03:10If I made that statement, it would be the biggest story out there.
03:14Bad things would happen.
03:15Yeah.
03:16Is there talks about you potentially wearing a bulletproof vest moving forward given you
03:20have now been shot at?
03:22I don't know if I can handle a looking 20 pounds heavier.
03:26These guys, they look so good.
03:27Some of these guys, some of these guys are physical specimens.
03:32Some of these guys have trouble.
03:34I don't want to be near him.
03:39If you want to gain 20 to 25 pounds, get a vest vest.
03:45And frankly, the vest did an amazing job because it took a bullet close up.
03:51And he didn't even want to go to the hospital.
03:53I mean, we sent him to the hospital just in case, but he didn't want to go to the hospital.
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