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. »
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« 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.
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.
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« 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. »
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