DONALD TRUMP HAS said that US President Joe Biden has contacted him after his attempted shooting to ask about his wellbeing.
Trump was taking part part in a social media event and spoke publicly for the first time since the latest attempt on his life on Sunday, calling it a “much better result” than when he was shot in July.
He attended the online event to launch World Liberty Financial, a crypto platform controlled by his sons Donald Jr and Eric.
He told audience members about his conversation with President Joe Biden, with whom he spoke yesterday in the wake of another apparent assassination attempt.
“He was very nice, that he called up to make sure that I was OK,” he said.
He added that Biden had sought his input on whether “we need more people on my detail”.
Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, Trump commended the Secret Service for doing an “excellent job”.
Trump said added that the attempt on his life was a “much better result” than the first assassination attempt in July, as no bystanders were wounded or killed.
“That was some crazy day, and yesterday you had another one with a different result, actually a much better result,” he said.
Trump was the target of an attempted assassination at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life.
US Secret Service agents opened fire on Sunday after seeing a person with a firearm near the golfing green.
No injuries were reported. Officials say the person fled in an SUV and was later apprehended by local law enforcement.
The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, was charged yesterday with federal gun crimes.
Additional and more serious charges are still possible as the investigation continues and prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury.
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