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Trump Discusses Delayed Evacuation During Appearance

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Witnesses reported screaming and a loud crash following President Trump's appearance. Attendees were observed diving under tables as Secret Service and police rushed toward the stage area where President Trump, his wife, and Vice President Vance were seated. The incident occurred during a period where people were shouting for others to get down. The source described the scene as chaotic. Confusion erupted during an event attended by approximately 2,000 people. Footage shows Vance's production team reaching him first, followed by the president's team swarming him seconds later. Donald Trump stated during a CBS 60 Minutes interview that he delayed his exit during a recent evacuation incident to observe the situation. He noted that the delay made the evacuation process more difficult for security teams.

Witnesses reported screaming and a loud crash following President Trump's appearance. Attendees were observed diving under tables as Secret Service and police rushed toward the stage area where President Trump, his wife, and Vice President Vance were seated. The incident occurred during a period where people were shouting for others to get down. The source described the scene as chaotic. Confusion erupted during an event attended by approximately 2,000 people. Footage shows Vance's production team reaching him first, followed by the president's team swarming him seconds later. Donald Trump stated during a CBS 60 Minutes interview that he delayed his exit during a recent evacuation incident to observe the situation. He noted that the delay made the evacuation process more difficult for security teams. He noted that he wanted to see what was happening and did not make the process easy for officials.

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Sources · 7 independent

ABC NewsRadio AU

“after President Trump had showed up, where all of a sudden we hear screaming, people were shouting to get down, I heard a big crash. Everybody was diving under the tables”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“after President Trump had showed up, where all of a sudden we hear screaming, people were shouting to get down, I heard a big crash. Everybody was diving under the tables and there was secret service or police climbing over people, kind of get to the stage area, to the dais where President Trump, his wife, Vice President Vance, and a number of other people were seated.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Vance's production team got to him first and then the president's team kind of swarmed him and took him out just seconds later. There's around 2,000 attendees.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Vance's production team got to him first and then the president's team kind of swarmed him and took him out just seconds later.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Donald Trump was actually asked about that evacuation on 60 minutes on CBS he sort of said that he delayed his exit in a way.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Donald Trump was actually asked about that evacuation on 60 minutes on CBS he sort of said that he delayed his exit in a way. It was a little bit me I wanted to see what was happening and I wasn't making it that easy for him.”

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