{"id":2297683,"date":"2024-07-17T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-say-i-like-presidents-who-didnt-get-shot-in-july-2015\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T10:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:09:48","slug":"did-donald-trump-really-say-i-like-presidents-who-didnt-get-shot-in-july-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-donald-trump-really-say-i-like-presidents-who-didnt-get-shot-in-july-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Donald Trump really say &#8216;I like presidents who didn&#8217;t get shot&#8217; in July 2015?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdid-donald-trump-really-say-i-like-presidents-who-didnt-get-shot-in-july-2015%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2297683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-business-owner-blocks-in-health-inspectors-car-who-shut-his-business-down-over-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Fed Up Business Owner Blocks In Health Inspector\u2019s Car Who Shut His Business Down Over COVID Restrictions\">post shared<\/a> on TikTok claiming that\u200c former President Donald Trump said, &#8220;I like Presidents who didn&#8217;t\u2064 get shot&#8221; in July 2015 is false. The original \u200bstatement made by Trump\u200b was actually, &#8220;I like people who\u200b weren&#8217;t \u2063captured.&#8221; The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a recent incident \u200cwhere a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-the-secret-service-did-not-refuse-to-give-the-order-to-take-out-the-perpetrator-before-the-assassination-attempt-on-trump\/\" title=\"Fact check: The Secret Service did not refuse to give the order to take out the perpetrator before the assassination attempt on Trump\">gunman accessed<\/a> a \u2064nearby roof during a\u200d Trump rally, shooting and injuring the former \u2063president. The gunman \u200dwas\u2064 killed by Secret Service personnel. The TikTok video in question shows an image of the late Arizona Republican Sen. \u200bJohn McCain with text \u2062overlaid suggesting that Trump made the statement in question. The video features the song \u200c&#8221;American Idiot&#8221; by Green Day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@toxic.chicken.radio\/photo\/7391350041077730603?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESPgo8UKMPoqnDsHb4aAKWXyY8FX3tCaufXEWo8GvdXP8ZtBA5kxuT2vYqCA1gR08lOIl3hyiBCxqA%2B5uAfHDrGgA%3D&amp;_r=1&amp;aweme_type=150&amp;checksum=9b48a9b5eca9de5b3b64cec3d1c956bc57129944c65f14c27de21c1c5b94324c&amp;pic_cnt=1&amp;preview_pb=0&amp;sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAcJhkJUhc36grmVf-n1N4WAt4XkQdjYVOvPNQ8RuV8hke2eomYcpjh_kRKNxcurS2&amp;share_app_id=1233&amp;share_item_id=7391350041077730603&amp;share_link_id=ab4ef778-978b-4709-b59d-755af90f374d&amp;sharer_language=en&amp;social_share_type=0&amp;source=h5_m&amp;timestamp=1721071714&amp;u_code=dk46c5mk4fkda4&amp;ug_btm=b2001&amp;ug_photo_idx=0&amp;ugbiz_name=UNKNOWN&amp;user_id=6994847075197355014&amp;utm_campaign=client_share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;utm_source=copy\"><span>shared on TikTok<\/span><\/a><span>  claims former President Donald Trump said, &ldquo;I like Presidents who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t get shot&rdquo; in July 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This post misquotes a genuine statement made by Trump in July 2015. Trump originally said, &ldquo;<span>I like people who weren&rsquo;t captured.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman was able to access a nearby roof during a Trump rally last weekend, shooting and injuring the former president, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-rally-shooting-election-violence-ae383dee203d82ddf38d2e76c63a8bc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. The gunman was killed by Secret Service personnel, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A TikTok video shows an image of&nbsp;<span>the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain with overlaid text that reads, &ldquo;&lsquo;I like Presidents who didn&rsquo;t get shot.&rsquo; -Donald Trump, July 18, 2015.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span>The video plays the song &ldquo;American Idiot&rdquo; by Green Day.<\/p>\n<p><span>This is not a genuine Trump quote, however. The alleged statement cannot be found on his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=I%20Like%20Presidents%20Who%20Didn%E2%80%99t%20Get%20Shot%20(from%3ArealDonaldTrump)&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\"><span>X<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044274887410\/search\/?q=I%20Like%20Presidents%20Who%20Didn%E2%80%99t%20Get%20Shot\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><span>  or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realdonaldtrump\/\"><span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><span>  accounts. This could not have appeared on his Truth Social account, as the platform wasn&rsquo;t launched until early 2022, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/truth-social-donald-trump-djt-ipo-digital-world-7437d5dcc491a1459a078195ae547987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-vp-harris-has-never-gone-to-the-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-vp-harris-has-never-gone-to-the-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELATED: Fact-Checking Trump&rsquo;s Claim That VP Harris Has Never Gone To The Border)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The post attributes the alleged quote to July 18, 2015. On that day, he said of McCain, &ldquo;He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren&rsquo;t captured,&rdquo; according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/07\/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317\"><span>Politico<\/span><\/a><span>. McCain spent over five years in a North Vietnamese prison where he faced torture and solitary confinement, the outlet reported.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to a Trump spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A TikTok post falsely claims that former President Donald Trump said, &#8220;I like Presidents who didn&#8217;t get shot&#8221; in July 2015. The actual statement made by Trump in July 2015 was, &#8220;I like people who weren&#8217;t captured.&#8221; The post misquotes Trump and attributes a fake quote to him. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a recent incident where a gunman shot and injured Trump during a rally. The post falsely attributes the quote to July 18, 2015, when Trump actually made a different statement about Sen. John McCain. The post is misleading and not based on factual information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2297684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161998512-scaled-e1721155232978.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6286,32319,35317,4878],"class_list":["post-2297683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination","tag-donald-trump","tag-july-2015","tag-presidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161998512-scaled-e1721155232978.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2297683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2297683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2297683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2297683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}