{"id":2334303,"date":"2024-08-30T13:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-tells-dr-phil-whos-to-blame-for-assassination-attempt-during-interview-im-the-opponent\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:15:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:15:24","slug":"watch-trump-tells-dr-phil-whos-to-blame-for-assassination-attempt-during-interview-im-the-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-tells-dr-phil-whos-to-blame-for-assassination-attempt-during-interview-im-the-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Tells Dr. Phil Who&#8217;s to Blame for Assassination Attempt During Interview &#8211; &#8216;I&#8217;m the Opponent&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fwatch-trump-tells-dr-phil-whos-to-blame-for-assassination-attempt-during-interview-im-the-opponent%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=2334303&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>Former President\u2064 Donald Trump has publicly\u200b blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for inadequate Secret Service protection, which he claims contributed to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> he\u200d faced during a rally in Pennsylvania\u2064 on July 13. In an \u200binterview, \u2064Trump stated that \u2063despite his\u2063 large rallies, there was\u200c always difficulty securing enough Secret Service personnel, which he attributes to\u200d decisions made by \u200cthe\u200b Biden administration. He expressed that the administration\u200b was indifferent to his safety and allegedly\u2064 attempted to undermine him politically.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2062 reports indicate\u200c that Trump&#8217;s\u200c security had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-presence-on-capitol-hill-sparks-bipartisan-calls-for-answers\/\" title=\"National Guard presence on Capitol Hill sparks bipartisan calls for answers\">repeatedly requested<\/a> more \u2064resources from the Secret Service, which were denied, leading to tensions between Trump and the agency&#8217;s leadership. The \u2064situation has raised questions about\u2062 the administration&#8217;s\u200d commitment to the safety of political opponents, \u200dnotably as\u2062 they have also recently withdrawn Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who had endorsed Trump. Trump and\u2063 others criticize the Biden administration for \u200cwhat they perceive as neglect and political retaliation regarding security\u200d measures.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the inadequate Secret Service protection he received, culminating in the horrific July 13 assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Biden] always made it very tough for us to have the proper number of Secret Service people,&rdquo; Trump said in an interview with Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dr-phil-asks-trump-spared-god-still-good-plans-us-former-president-responds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil McGraw<\/a>, which was published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d have these massive rallies with 50, 60,000 people or more, and our people were always fighting to get more security, more Secret Service. And he knew that we didn&rsquo;t have enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-biden-created-border-crisis-by-getting-rid-of-trump-era-policies\/\" title=\"President Trump: Biden created border crisis by getting rid of Trump-era policies\">45th president added<\/a>: &ldquo;So, you know, when this happened, people would ask, &lsquo;Whose fault is it?&rsquo; I think to a certain extent it&rsquo;s Biden&rsquo;s fault and Harris&rsquo; fault.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m the opponent. Look, they were weaponizing government against me. They brought in the whole DOJ to try and get me. They weren&rsquo;t too interested in my health and safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were always making it &mdash; from what I understood, and I could feel it &mdash; they were making it very difficult to have proper staffing in terms of Secret Service,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-msnbc-host-throws-stunning-threat-trump-advisor-fact-check-live-air-defamation-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> underscored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#127482;&#127480;BREAKING: TRUMP BLAMES BIDEN AND KAMALA FOR ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He always made it very tough for us to have the proper number of Secret Service people.<\/p>\n<p>So, you know, when this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it?<\/p>\n<p>I think to a certain extent it&rsquo;s Biden&rsquo;s fault&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hoOOU7jvQf\">pic.twitter.com\/hoOOU7jvQf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1828608766889336998?\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no way around it: This administration is indeed partly responsible for Trump getting shot in the face last month.<\/p>\n<p>During the past two years, the Biden-Harris regime repeatedly refused multiple requests for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-repeatedly-rejected-offer-couldve-helped-thwart-trump-rally-shooter-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> protection for the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Top officials at the U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied requests for additional resources and personnel sought by Donald Trump&rsquo;s security detail in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/07\/20\/trump-secret-service-security-attempted-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those rejections &mdash; in response to requests that were several times made in writing &mdash; led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-cardinal-offers-to-trade-himself-for-hamass-child-hostages\/\" title=\"Catholic Cardinal proposes exchanging himself for Hamas&#039;s captive children.\">long-standing tensions<\/a> that pitted Trump, his top aides and his security detail against Secret Service leadership, as Trump advisers privately fretted that the vaunted security agency was not doing enough to protect the former president,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s callous denials for more security &mdash; coupled with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-director-allegedly-told-keep-quiet-mistake-roof-trump-shooter-bongino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">egregious incompetence<\/a> of the Secret Service detail assigned to Trump &mdash; are directly to blame for the Republican nominee getting shot.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the consequences of its horrific judgment, the Biden-Harris regime is once again playing Russian roulette with the life of a political opponent.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the administration ended Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. &mdash; a lifelong Democrat who ran for president as an independent &mdash; after he suspended his campaign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/need-see-third-iconic-photo-trump-campaign-captures-epic-moment-trump-rfk-jr-unite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qgnhVOGLpX\">pic.twitter.com\/qgnhVOGLpX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1828504545405870150?\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is naked retaliation and politically-motivated weaponization of taxpayer-funded government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s especially appalling is that RFK Jr.&rsquo;s father, former U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-tells-tucker-carlson-held-trump-back-begged-not-release-jfk-files-astonished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">both assassinated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given this tragic family history and the fact that RFK Jr. is the scion of America&rsquo;s most powerful Democratic dynasty, you would think he&rsquo;d automatically qualify for Secret Service protection in the midst of a heated election season.<\/p>\n<p>The callousness of the Biden-Harris administration spotlights its sinister soullessness and underscores once again why neither Democrat is fit to be president.<\/p>\n<p>When you couple that with the crushing inflation, terrifying crime waves and daily border invasions ravaging the nation, it&rsquo;s clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-threatens-zuckerberg-warns-spend-rest-life-prison-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> is the only candidate who can make America great again.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In an interview with Dr. Phil McGraw published on Tuesday, Trump stated, \u201c[Biden] always made it very tough for us to have the proper number of Secret Service people.\u201d He explained that during his large rallies, often attended by 50,000 to 60,000 people or more, his team struggled to secure adequate security measures. \u201cHe knew that we didn\u2019t have enough,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump further remarked that when people questioned whose fault it was when the incident occurred, he believed it partially fell on Biden and Harris. He expressed concern over how they were allegedly using government resources against him rather than prioritizing his safety.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that there were ongoing challenges in securing sufficient Secret Service staffing due to their actions. Reports indicate that over the past two years leading up to his attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania rally, top officials at the U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied requests from Trump&#8217;s security detail for additional personnel and resources.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s refusal for increased security\u2014alongside significant shortcomings within Trump&#8217;s assigned Secret Service detail\u2014are seen as contributing factors in this serious incident involving the Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this week marked a controversial decision by the administration as they ended Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who had recently suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump after running as an independent candidate. This action has been interpreted as politically motivated retaliation against Kennedy Jr., especially considering his family&#8217;s tragic history with assassinations.<\/p>\n<p>The situation highlights perceived insensitivity from the Biden-Harris administration regarding national security matters while raising questions about their fitness for leadership amidst various pressing issues facing America today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-v-Biden.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,32354,6234,3634],"class_list":["post-2334303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-dr-phil","tag-interview","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-v-Biden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334303","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}