Trump shrugs off assassination attempts, remarking 'only consequential presidents get shot'
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Video President Donald Trump remarks that only ‘consequential’ presidents face assassination threats President Donald Trump remarked on the multiple assassination attempts against him during an interview with his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
President Donald Trump laughed off the multiple assassination attempts against him, remarking that "only consequential presidents get shot" during an interview with his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Sunday.
Cohen released the second part of his two-part interview with Trump in which the two dived into additional topics, such as reports that Trump secretly boarded a separate military jet in response to a credible Iranian threat against his life. The former Trump critic pointed out that this was only the latest in a series of attempts on the president's life.
"I'm so nauseated by them," Cohen said. "There is a huge difference between vehemently disagreeing with a policy and then trying to literally assassinate the President of the United States."
President Donald Trump reacted to assassination attempts against him after reports that he had switched plans to avoid an Iranian threat. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)
"The one thing I would say to that. If you read, only consequential presidents get shot," Trump quipped.
"Then do me a favor, please don't be consequential. How's that?" Cohen said.
"I know. Maybe I'll have to become less consequential," Trump responded.
Trump acknowledged that he has a "dangerous" job but added that he has "great people" looking after him.
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"Obviously, it's gotten much, much tougher over the years. But it is true, consequential. You look at the people that were shot. You look at the people, even the attempts, but non-consequential presidents lead a much nicer life. You can see that with some of our recent presidents where nothing was ever even thought about," Trump said.
President Donald Trump told Michael Cohen that "non-consequential" presidents tend to lead nicer lives. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Cohen was originally a key witness in two New York cases against Trump and a frequent critic of the president prior to his interview on Thursday. In a Substack post he penned detailing the stunning reunion that was their first public conversation in nearly a decade, Cohen emphasized the importance of forgiveness despite the backlash he faced for the interview.
"Colossians 3:13 says: ‘Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you,’" he wrote . "That verse isn’t merely some theological footnote to what is happening between Donald Trump and me. It is the foundation of it."
President Donald Trump and Michael Cohen spoke publicly for the first time in nearly a decade during a radio interview. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
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