Former president Donald Trump said the odds that it was “luck” he survived his assassination attempt are too remote and that it must have been God that saved him.
During a recent interview with Dr. Phil, Trump stated, “There had to be some great power because you just can’t say millions to one, millions to one.”
“I used to say a million to one. It’s much more than that because, again, you have to pull down the sign,” he said.
Recalling the head tilt, which narrowly saved him from being hit by a bullet, Trump added,” There has to be a reason to go right. And I never go right. There’s no reason.”
“And not only go right, it’s for about an eighth of a second. It’s not just right. It’s out of all the time that on this planet, it’s one eighth of a second, right?” he added.
Dr Phil asked, “Is there a purpose? Is there a reason you think you were spared?”
Trump responded:
“I mean, the only thing I can think is that God loves our country, and he thinks we’re going to bring our country back. He wants to bring it back.”
“It’s so bad right now what’s happening when you look at the crime, the horrible things that are happening inside our country, and it can be solved.”
“It can be solved fairly quickly,” he emphasized.
“It has to be God,” Trump further urged.
“How can you say it’s luck when it’s 20 million to one? It’s just not possible that I was in that position. It’s the only position where that bullet could have missed.”
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Dr. Phil: "Why were you spared?"
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 28, 2024
Pres. Trump: "It has to be God. How can you say it's luck when it's 20 million to one?" pic.twitter.com/WSxQ4baiQJ
The former president also slammed the Biden/Harris administration for denying requests for extra Secret Service personnel and for using rhetoric encouraging violence against him.
“I think to a certain extent it’s Biden’s fault and Harris’ fault,” Trump declared.
“Look, they were weaponizing government against me, they brought in the whole DOJ to try and get me, they weren’t too interested in my health and safety.”
“They were making it very difficult for us to have proper staffing in terms of Secret Service,” he added.
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“They’re saying I’m a threat to democracy. They would say that, that was standard line, just keep saying it, and you know that can get assassins or potential assassins going. That’s a terrible thing,” Trump emphasized.
“Maybe that bullet is because of their rhetoric.”
Dr Phil also asked the former president if he thought that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden were “okay” with him being killed.
“I’m not saying that they wanted you to get shot, but do you think it was OK with them if you did?” The host asked.
Trump responded:
“I don’t know. There’s a lot of hatred. I don’t know why.”
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