{"id":2459939,"date":"2025-07-12T23:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T03:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dishes-on-his-legacy-hopes-to-be-remembered-as-man-that-saved-the-us-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T23:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T03:53:07","slug":"trump-dishes-on-his-legacy-hopes-to-be-remembered-as-man-that-saved-the-us-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dishes-on-his-legacy-hopes-to-be-remembered-as-man-that-saved-the-us-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump dishes on his legacy, hopes to be remembered as \u2018man that saved\u2019 the US &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">36<\/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%2Ftrump-dishes-on-his-legacy-hopes-to-be-remembered-as-man-that-saved-the-us-washington-examiner%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=2459939&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 Donald Trump discussed his legacy in an interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, expressing his hope to be remembered as a &#8220;good person&#8221; who saved the United States from decline. He painted a bleak picture of the country&#8217;s condition under the Biden management, stating he believed America was &#8220;going down for the fall&#8221; and that it was close to a point of no return. Trump emphasized his desire to be known as the man who prevented this downfall. The interview also came near the one-year anniversary of an assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump reflected on the event, defending the Secret service agents as capable despite having &#8220;a bad day.&#8221; A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-block-amendment-to-ban-stimulus-funds-from-going-to-chinese-communist-party-tied-entities\/\" title=\"Democrats Block Amendment To Ban Stimulus Funds From Going To Chinese Communist Party-Tied Entities\">government report<\/a> highlighted security failures<\/a> by the Secret Service prior to the attack, including not informing local police about a threat ten days before the shooting.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump dishes on his legacy, hopes to be remembered as &lsquo;man that saved&rsquo; the US<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172073\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> spoke on Saturday night about the legacy he hopes to leave following his time in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oval-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oval Office<\/a>, saying he wants to be remembered as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caroline-ellison-ex-girlfriend-of-ftx-founder-sentenced-to-24-months-for-fraud-and-ordered-to-forfeit-11-billion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Caroline Ellison, ex-girlfriend of FTX founder, sentenced to 24 months for fraud and ordered to forfeit  billion - Washington Examiner\">good person&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who saved the United States from &ldquo;the fall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump sat down for an interview with his daughter-in-law, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lara Trump<\/a>, who asked the president how he &ldquo;would like to be remembered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469618\/trump-defends-bondi-urges-fbi-move-past-epstein-files\/\">Trump defends Pam Bondi, urges FBI to move past Epstein files debacle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469587\/trump-threatens-revoke-rosie-odonnell-citizenship\/\">Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell&#8217;s citizenship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469560\/secret-service-briefed-threat-trump-before-butler-shooting-gao\/\">Secret Service briefed on threat to Trump ten days before Butler shooting: GAO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;A good person, but a person that saved our country,&rdquo; Trump responded, before painting a grim picture of the state of the country under the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really believed our country was going down for the fall. I don&rsquo;t know if it ever could&rsquo;ve come back. It was very close to the edge,&rdquo; the president said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>My View With Lara Trump<\/em>. &ldquo;I really would like to be known as the man that saved our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The interview came just before the one-year anniversary of the first assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which saw him get shot in the ear before being rushed out of the area by Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has reflected on the harrowing experience throughout his time in office, including during a joint address to Congress in March when he said he was &ldquo;saved by God to make America great again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a clip from the interview with Lara Trump that was released earlier this week, Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3468397\/trump-satisfied-investigation-butler-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"largely defended\">largely defended<\/a> the Secret Service agents on his detail at the time, saying they&rsquo;re &ldquo;very capable&rdquo; but &ldquo;had a bad day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A new government report on the Butler assassination attempt was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469560\/secret-service-briefed-threat-trump-before-butler-shooting-gao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released\">released<\/a> on Saturday, which detailed various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-to-judgement-three-crucial-questions-remain-unanswered-about-capitol-siege\/\" title=\"Rush to judgement? Three crucial questions remain unanswered about Capitol siege\">security lapses<\/a> that the Secret Service made just days before the shooting, including failing to alert local police about a threat against Trump 10 days before the campaign event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2172073\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2172073\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hopes to be remembered as the man who saved America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2459940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-legacy-man-who-saved-us.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4185,5894,3634,32405,32076],"class_list":["post-2459939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-legacy","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-united-states","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-legacy-man-who-saved-us.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459939","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459939"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459943,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459939\/revisions\/2459943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2459940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}