Just two days before Election Day, former President Donald Trump has once again sparked controversy with inflammatory rhetoric, this time targeting the press—one of his frequent subjects of attack. Speaking at a rally on Sunday, Trump took aim at the bulletproof glass installed to protect him after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I have a piece of glass over here, and I don’t have a piece of glass there. And I have this piece of glass here, but all we have really over here is the fake news,” Trump said, pointing at the area press was stationed at the rally. “And to get me somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don’t mind that so much. I don’t mind that.”
The remarks were met with backlash, with critics labeling Trump’s comments as dangerous, particularly so close to the election. CNN senior producer Sarah Boxer noted on X “The riser facing [Trump] head-on is full of reporters and cameras.”
Amid the growing criticism, Trump’s Communications Director Steven Cheung issued a statement defending the former president.
“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. In fact, President Trump was stating that the Media was in danger, in that they were protecting him and, therefore, were in great danger themselves, and should have had a glass protective shield, also. There can be no other interpretation of what was said. He was actually looking out for their welfare, far more than his own!”
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