After second assassination attempt, Trump worries about family’s safety: ‘I don’t talk about it, but I do’

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade’s brand-new interview with former President Donald Trump will be appearing exclusively on "One Nation," Saturday night. In the interview, Trump candidly responded to whether he worries about the safety of his family: "I don’t talk about it, but I do. I have to worry about family. I have to worry about everybody." 

The "Fox & Friends" co-host got a chance to speak to the 45th president during the final stretch of his presidential campaign, where they talked about his running mate Sen. JD Vance’s, R-Ohio, upcoming vice-presidential debate with Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., the second assassination attempt against him, and the dangers of another four years under Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership.

"Look, we’re under siege and no country has ever suffered like we have for the last three-and-a-half, almost four years," Trump told Kilmeade, mentioning the threats posed by record high illegal immigration allowed under the Biden/Harris administration which he believes will continue if the vice president wins the White House.

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"When they allow millions of people to come into our country, from prisons, right? From prisons. And terrorists, and people from mental institutions, and they take over our parks. Look at New York – you can’t play Little League baseball anymore," the former President said, adding that illegal immigrants are being treated better than U.S. veterans in New York City.

Kilmeade asked Trump if he worries about his family in light of the two recent attempts on his life.

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"I do. I do," the former president replied. "I don’t talk about it, but I do. I have to worry about family. I have to worry about everybody." Turning to his host, he added, "I worry about you."

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Elsewhere, Kilmeade asked Trump whether he believes Vance will "get a fair shot" in his debate with Walz, which will be hosted by CBS News and moderated by network anchors Margaret Brennan and Norah O'Donnell on Oct. 1.

"He won’t get a fair shot," Trump replied. "But he will handle it very good."

The former president continued, "I think he’s done great. People are really liking him. He’s tough, smart, he loves our country. He’s going to have no trouble."

The full "One Nation" interview with former President Trump airs Saturday at 9 PM EST on Fox News. 

Fetterman says Trump has 'special kind of place' in PA after assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump has a "special" connection with the people of Pennsylvania, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman warns.

Fetterman made the observation during a conversation with The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg during the 2024 Atlantic Festival on Thursday.

"Trump has created a special kind of hold within the coronet he’s remade – the party – and he has a special kind of place in Pennsylvania, and I think that only deepened after the first assassination attempt," Fetterman said. 

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A deranged gunman attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. The shooting, which Trump miraculously survived with only a wound on the side of his head, sharpened support among his die-hard base.

"I also want people to understand, you know, and it’s not science, but there is, there’s energy and there are kinds of anger on the ground in Pennsylvania — and people are very committed and strong," Fetterman said Thursday. "And I joked that his signs became like the state flower – and you see that everywhere."

However — after President Biden's withdrawal from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris' rapid ascension as the Democratic presidential nominee, polls indicate she holds a slight lead over Trump in the Keystone State.

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A Thursday poll from the Washington Post had Harris at 48% support among likely and registered voters, while Trump sits at 47%. A New York Times poll gave Harris a slightly larger lead, with the vice president sitting at 50% compared to Trump's 46%.

Fetterman expressed skepticism of Harris' reported lead in Pennsylvania on Thursday, comparing the situation to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's seven-point lead in Pennsylvania that ultimately collapsed on Election Day during her failed 2016 presidential bid.

"Everybody thought that it was in the bag, but that’s not the energy and the other kinds of things that were really consistent with what I’m witnessing all across," Fetterman recalled. "And then, sadly, we saw what happened."

"People understand who he is and what he’s about, and enough people think that that’s the feature, and it’s not a bug," he added.