by Sharyl Attkisson
Each time we wonder “what more can happen in this bizarre presidential campaign,” an answer seems to come with another remarkable event.
Less than a week ago, it was a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in a little more than two months.
With continuing scrutiny over the Secret Service’s protection strategy, I asked Trump if he’s ever scared.
“I can’t be scared,” Trump told me in an interview at his Florida Mar-a-Lago home to be aired on Sunday’s Full Measure on the Sinclair Broadcast Group network. “Because if you’re scared, you can’t do your job. So I just can’t be. I have thus far had somebody protecting me because you almost think it couldn’t have just been two times.”
I also asked Trump what specific positions he’s discussed offering to former Democrats Robert F. Kennedy Junior and Tulsi Gabbard, and to X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk.
Kennedy, nicknamed “Bobby,” is the lifelong Democrat who left the party when it blocked him from running a primary campaign against President Joe Biden.
Kennedy ultimately dropped out of his independent run and endorsed Trump. Kennedy says Trump has offered him the opportunity to pursue a “MAHA” or “Make America Healthy Again” mandate.
“Bobby will do great on health and on the environment,” Trump said.
“But does that mean like Health and Human Services?” I asked.
“No. No. It doesn’t mean anything…I didn’t make deals with anybody because it’s not appropriate to do it at this. It’s too early. But it’s getting to be that time, isn’t it?…So we’ll see what happens,” he answered.
“But Bobby’s, what he’s done on healthcare over the years, I mean, I’ve known him for a long time. And with him, it’s eating. What you eat. What chemicals you put in your body. I mean, he’s been fighting for this for years. He looks at other countries where they don’t use chemicals or they use much less than we use. And the people are healthier than they are in the United States, which is not that healthy a country.”
Tulsi Gabbard is a former congresswoman from Hawaii, also a Democrat-turned-independent who has endorsed Trump.
“Tulsi has always been good from the standpoint of common sense. She’s like a common sense person,” Trump said. “I’ve watched her for a long time on shows. I’ve known her a little bit. And it was a great honor when we got her…She was a Democrat and popular too in Hawaii. And she will be, she will be terrific.”
Musk owns X (formerly “Twitter”). “He’s indicating he might be willing to help with like government waste type issues,” I said to Trump.
“What he will do is, and the thing that we talk about more than anything else is exactly that. It’s costs,” Trump said. “He’s a big cost cutter.
“He has always been very good at it, and I’m good at it, but Elon, I’ll tell you what, he will go in and he’ll say, ‘This is what you have to do. You have to do this.’ He is so into that. He feels there’s so much waste and fat in this country. And he’s right. He’s a hundred percent right.”
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Watch Sharyl Attkisson’s full interview with Donald Trump on Sunday on “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.” Also, check out Sharyl’s new bestseller: “Follow the $cience: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails.
Photo “Donald Trump” by Daniel Scavino Jr.
