President-elect Donald Trump revealed that he feels safer going into the White House after he survived two attempts on his life this year.
During an interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Trump told host Kristen Welker that he feels safer with a “beefed up” protection detail after he narrowly survived two attacks.
“One of the things that made this campaign unprecedented and extraordinary was the horrific attempts against your life,” she said. “Two assassination attempts. Do you feel safe going into the White House for the next four years?”
Trump responded: “I have confidence in Secret Service. I know the people. I got to know a lot of them, and I have confidence. It was a bad moment. Something shouldn’t have happened. But I have a lot of confidence, and they really stepped it up.”
“They were restricted from giving the — look, I do a rally, and you were at many of them. And I’d have 50,000 people. Joe would have a rally and he’d have 30 people,” Trump continued. “And he had more Secret Service than me. My Secret Service was always asking for more manpower slash womanpower. They were asking for more and more and more, and they couldn’t get it.”
“I’m not blaming them really, because they were always fighting for more people,” he added. “And they wouldn’t get — now, boy, do we have it.”
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In his first network TV interview since his election victory, President-elect Donald Trump discussed a wide array of campaign promises, including his plans for immigration, health care, and the Justice Department, during an interview with NBC News.
Trump reiterated one of his key pledges, vowing to pardon individuals jailed for their involvement in the January 6 Capitol events on his first day in office.
“First day. Yeah, I’m looking for these pardons,” Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.”
Trump criticized jail conditions, which, according to several reports and eyewitness accounts including GOP lawmakers, are abysmal, and said those who pleaded guilty did so under duress.