Despite Multiple Assassination Attempts, Trump Doesn't Wear Bulletproof Vest: Worried About Looking Fat
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that despite enduring multiple assassination attempts, he is reluctant to wear a bulletproof vest because he is concerned about looking fat.
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 30th comprehensive foreign report) Former US President Donald Trump has faced multiple assassination attempts, but he has little interest in wearing a bulletproof vest. Trump said today that this is because he is worried that wearing a bulletproof vest would make him look fatter.
US media reported that Trump, 79, faced the most recent assassination attempt on April 25 while attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington. Authorities are now considering having the president wear a bulletproof vest.
AFP reported that when asked whether he had discussed wearing a bulletproof vest, Trump told reporters, "I don't know if I could ever accept looking 20 pounds heavier."
Trump has experienced three suspected assassination attempts in two years, the most serious one occurring in 2024 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when Trump's ear was grazed by a gunman's bullet, and one spectator unfortunately died. (Translators: Kao Chao-fen/Editors: Chen Cheng-chien) 1150501
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 30th comprehensive foreign report) Former US President Donald Trump has faced multiple assassination attempts, but he has little interest in wearing a bulletproof vest. Trump said today that this is because he is worried that wearing a bulletproof vest would make him look fatter.
US media reported that Trump, 79, faced the most recent assassination attempt on April 25 while attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington. Authorities are now considering having the president wear a bulletproof vest.
AFP reported that when asked whether he had discussed wearing a bulletproof vest, Trump told reporters, "I don't know if I could ever accept looking 20 pounds heavier."
Trump has experienced three suspected assassination attempts in two years, the most serious one occurring in 2024 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when Trump's ear was grazed by a gunman's bullet, and one spectator unfortunately died. (Translators: Kao Chao-fen/Editors: Chen Cheng-chien) 1150501
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