During a press briefing in the Oval Office on Thursday, the media asked about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday. They asked President Donald Trump if he was "nervous" about it happening again, another assassination attempt. There have already been multiple efforts.
"How nervous are you about it happening again, another assassination attempt?" @POTUS: "I don't think about it. If I did, I wouldn't be effective." pic.twitter.com/q6OVmTLE8z
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 30, 2026
Trump said, "I don't think about it... If I did, I wouldn't be effective."
That's a pretty astonishing answer, but at this point, after Saturday, he seems to have adopted a very zen approach to it. He was remarkably calm about it on Saturday, even giving a briefing right after it happened. He seemed more concerned about checking on and reassuring everyone else then.
READ MORE: Journalist Explains Why Vance Was Escorted From WHCD First, and It Says a Lot About Trump
Hell Freezes Over As Media Reveals Remarkable Actions Trump Took After WHCD Shooting
He was asked by a reporter if there were talks about him wearing a bulletproof vest, given that he's been shot at. Then he said something truly hilarious, and had the usually hostile media just losing it laughing.
The reporter couldn't help but laugh 🤣
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 30, 2026
Q: Are there talks about you wearing a bulletproof vest?@POTUS: "I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier." 😂 pic.twitter.com/II4WS2lLfa
"I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier," Trump said self-deprecatingly, to gales of laughter. He said some of the folks behind him were "physical specimens," and he joked that he'd tell them to get away. It's not a funny topic, but he just makes it so with his frankness about his own size and his comic timing.
How can the media not be disarmed by that? He's one of a kind.
We're never going to have a contest on the subject, but President Donald Trump may just be the funniest person to ever occupy the White House. It's one of the reasons he resonates with people; he's just naturally relatable and open. And that might be why Democrats don't get it, because they largely have no sense of humor.
But then he did note the advantages of a vest - notably that it saved the life of the Secret Service agent who was hit on Saturday. Trump said while the agent was going to be okay, it was still "like being hit by Mike Tyson."
"I guess it's something you consider. In one way, you don't like to do it because you're giving in to a bad element. I don't know. But I have been asked about it."
That's very Trump, that's the "fight, fight, fight" in him, as he said when he stood up in Butler after the first assassination attempt, he doesn't want to concede anything to the crazies. But the security needs to do all they can to cut off these possibilities in the future.
This is funnier than anything Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert have said in decades https://t.co/ExVJWNXX1T
— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) April 30, 2026
there will never be another like him. https://t.co/9yqYHnMnLB
— amanda (@amandatalks__) April 30, 2026
Editor's Note: Do you enjoy RedState's conservative reporting that takes on the radical left and woke media? Support our work so that we can continue to bring you the truth.
Join RedState VIP and use promo code FIGHT to receive 60% off your membership.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member