The president has a massive target on his back. He’s already escaped several assassination attempts.
And Donald Trump has spoken out after a violent attack on his home.
President Donald Trump finally addressed the latest brazen attack on his world after an armed intruder was taken out at Mar-a-Lago. Early on Sunday, Secret Service agents stopped a dangerous threat right at the president’s private residence, and Trump responded with the kind of straight-talking honesty and sharp wit that has defined his entire movement.
The intruder, 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin from Cameron, North Carolina, slipped onto the grounds carrying both a firearm and a gas can. Agents ordered him to drop the weapon, but when he refused, they did what had to be done to protect the property and everyone inside.
This marks yet another direct assault on the man who has already survived two assassination attempts during the 2024 campaign. For millions of patriotic Americans, the pattern is unmistakable: those who challenge the rotten status quo become targets.
Trump delivered his first public comments on the incident while hosting the Angel Families at the White House, an event dedicated to Americans who lost loved ones to illegal border crossers. Even in the face of fresh danger, he stood tall for the forgotten families who look to him for justice.
With his trademark humor cutting through the tension, the president suggested he might need to tone down his influence just to keep the crazies away.
“You read about all these crazy shooters, but they only go after consequential presidents,” he stated. “They don’t go after non-consequential presidents.”
He then pointed to two giants from American history whose greatness made them enemies of the powerful.
“They were consequential,” Trump told the crowd, naming Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
“They only go after consequential. So maybe I want to be a little bit less consequential.”
While the chaos unfolded at Mar-a-Lago, Trump was present at the White House.
He spoke directly to the audience packed into the elegant East Room, a space that has witnessed countless historic moments.
In a rare moment of raw vulnerability, the president acknowledged the relentless pressure he faces every single day.
“I don’t know how long I’ll be around,” he said. “Got a lot of people gunning for me.”
