LANCASTER, Penn.— Former President Donald Trump made a joke about reporters and the attempts on his life as he commented on the level of security at his Lancaster, Pennsylvania, rally on Sunday, and in response media outlets worked themselves into hysterics, claiming he wished violence on the press.
Roughly 3,000 people woke before dawn, braved chilly November temperatures, and stood in line for hours to attend the 10 a.m. Trump visit at the Lancaster County Airport; the first of three campaign stops on his Sunday calendar.
Trump’s podium was strangely protected on just three of four sides with thick, bulletproof glass and large gaps between the glass. One side left him totally unprotected.
Podium with glass on three sides at Trump’s Lancaster, Penn. Rally Nov. 4, 2024.
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“I’m just looking here, and I’m watching, and, this has nothing to do with corruption, but has to do with a little bit with intelligence. I have a piece of glass over here, and I don’t have a piece of glass there, and I have this piece of glass here [In front of his face at the front of the podium] but all we have over here is the fake news. And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news,” he shrugged, “and I don’t mind that so much.”
Trump notes wide gap in security glass.
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It got a laugh from the crowd, who clearly got the
