'Fake news' first in line: Trump suggests he'd rather let press take the bullet; 'I don’t mind that so much'
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US elections: Just days before the US presidential election, former President Donald Trump complained about gaps in the bulletproof glass surrounding him. At a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, the Republican Party presidential nominee noted that an attacker would have to shoot through members of the "fake news" to reach him, adding, "I don't mind that so much."
Taking a shot at the press
While referring to the press as "fake news," Trump's rhetoric at the event targeted the media heavily, calling outlets like ABC, CBS, and NBC "seriously corrupt."
"ABC, it's ABC, fake news, CBS, ABC, NBC. These are, these are, in my opinion, in my opinion, these are seriously corrupt people," he said.
Trump's remarks come as, this year, the Republican has escaped two assassination attempts, including an incident in July where he was grazed by a bullet at another rally.
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Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung later clarified that Trump's comments focused on security concerns due to "dangerous rhetoric from Democrats," rather than intentions to harm the media.
"The president’s statement about protective glass placement has nothing to do with the media being harmed, or anything else. It was about threats against him that were spurred on by dangerous rhetoric from Democrats," said the statement.
A 'crooked' country
At Sunday's rally in Pennsylvania, one of seven critical battleground states, Trump again took potshots at his political rival, the Democratic Party presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
"Here's all you need to know: Kamala broke it, and we're going to fix it," said Trump.
He criticised the US election process, and early voting systems, and said that the election results should be determined by the end of election day. Questioning the integrity of the system, he suggested the results could take an additional 12 days.
"They spend all this money, all this money on machines, and they're going to say we may take an extra 12 days to determine," he said, asking the crowd what could happen in those days. To this, some in the crowd shouted "cheating" and "fraud."
"It's a crooked country. And we're going to make it straight," Trump added.
(With inputs from agencies)
