Former President Donald Trump shared on Tuesday during a campaign town hall in Michigan that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both called him after the second attempt on his life, saying they were “so nice.’
Trump shared the story in a more jovial tone on Tuesday, hinting that the calls from Biden and Harris could make it more difficult to go after them.
“He was so nice to me yesterday. In one way, I sort of wish the call wasn’t made because I do feel a little — He’s so nice. ‘I’m so sorry about what happened and all that,’” Trump said.
“Same with Kamala today. She could not have been nicer,” Trump went on to say. “But the fact is we have to have people that are respected by the opponent.”
The remarks from Trump about the calls were not the first he made of them, as earlier in the event, he also touched on his “very nice call” with Harris. The comment sparked boos from the crowd.
“No, it was very nice,” Trump said.
Since Secret Service members engaged suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, on Sunday, he has been arrested and charged with two gun crimes.
Officials shared that Routh had pushed the muzzle of an AK47-style rifle through the fence along the perimeter of Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course when he was spotted by the Secret Service members protecting the former president.