WASHINGTONâU.S. President Trumpâs assertion that he would have run toward the Parkland, Fla., gunman had he been near the school would have been a bold claim for just about anybody to make.âI really believe Iâd run in, even if I didnât have a weapon,â he said during a meeting at the White House on Monday.Trump has no background in law enforcement or the military, and the boastful nature of the statement â the president was nowhere near the shooting when it occurred â immediately raised questions about his intent.And given Trumpâs public track record in the face of proximate danger, his words instead ended up underscoring a separate truth: His actions have, at times, read differently than his tough talk.Read more: Colbert to Trump: âWhat are you going to do, run in there and stab them with your bone spurs?âWill they act on gun control? U.S. Congress returns amid fierce school shooting debateAnalysis | Daniel Dale: Donald Trump made 20 false claims in that wild CPAC speech â 44 for the weekSpooked at a rallyThe most frightened that Trump has ever seemed in public was perhaps a moment during a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, in March 2016.The then-candidate was in the midst of speaking about manufacturing, when a man hopped the barrier behind him and rushed the stage. Trump stopped speaking, looked nervously behind him and grabbed and started to duck behind his lectern.He was then swarmed by Secret Service agents, who steadied him.Trump continued his speech after the disruption, and gave the audience a thumbs-up, claiming that he could have handled the attacker himself, despite his first reaction.âI was ready for him,â Trump said, âbut itâs much easier if the cops do it.âA Secret Service agent suffered a minor injury in the episode, and the suspect, whom police identified as Thomas Dimassimo, was arrested and charged with two misdemeanours.The moment was later immo ...
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