Trump leaves protection of bulletproof glass to check on woman at rally

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 August 22, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has been surrounded by heightened security following an assassination attempt last month which left one of his supporters dead.

Yet despite the danger he faces, Trump didn't hesitate to approach the crowd at a recent event and check on a woman in distress.  

Trump stops speech to call for a doctor

According to Breitbart, the incident occurred during a rally which the former president was hosting in Asheboro, North Carolina on Wednesday.

The Daily Mail noted that Trump was standing on stage behind panels of bulletproof glass alongside his running mate, Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance.

Someone in the audience began calling for a medic, at which point the former president halted his speech and asked that a doctor come forward.

"It is very hot here, I notice. It is very hot," Trump remarked. "A lot of the people waited for days to get here. I understand it. Take your time, doctor, take your time, thank you."

Former president leaves stepped out from behind bulletproof enclosure

He then left the safety of the enclosure and walked up to hug a woman who was drinking from a bottle of water as rallygoers clapped.

"You know, they come two, three days early and it's a lot of stress, we lose them," the Daily Mail quoted Trump as saying later.

"The only ones we don't lose are the front row Joes, I don't know what they have going, they have something going here," Trump joked before thanking the doctor.

The Daily Mail observed how in addition to the bulletproof glass panels, Trump was also protected by multiple counter-snipers who had been stationed on adjacent rooftops.

Trump rips Biden and Harris on foreign policy

Breitbart reported that in addition to comforting the distressed woman, Trump also went after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' foreign policy record.

"The world is on fire, and Kamala and Biden have marched us to the brink of World War III," the Republican Party's nominee declared.

"Peace in Europe has been shattered by the largest European land war since the fall of Nazi Germany. It would not have happened if I was president," Trump asserted.

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