Leavitt, at press briefing, says “nobody in recent years has faced more bullets” than Trump

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, whose last day before maternity leave was supposed to be last week, said she “felt it was prudent” to brief the press after Saturday night’s shooting and take questions.

“Saturday was supposed to be a joyful evening, celebrating free speech and the First Amendment with all of you, members of the press,” she said. “Instead, the night was hijacked by a crazed, anti-Trump individual who traveled across the country to assassinate the president and as many administration officials as possible. This is the third major assassination against President Trump in two years. No other president in history has faced such repeated, serious attempts on his life.”

“While we are blessed to have a fearless president, we should not live in a country where such constant fear of political violence permeates our society every single day,” she added.

“Nobody in recent years has faced more bullets and more violence than President Trump,” Leavitt said.