"Trump stated, 'I wanted to see what was going on,' explaining his decision to delay evacuation during the chaotic moment of the assassination attempt."
"Correspondent Norah O'Donnell noted that it took 10 seconds for Secret Service to flank Trump and 20 seconds to get him off the stage."
"The suspected shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, was motivated by conspiracy theories and wrote in his manifesto that Trump was a pedophile and rapist who needed to be killed."
During an interview with 60 Minutes, Trump recounted a recent assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He chose not to evacuate immediately, wanting to understand the situation. Secret Service took 10 seconds to flank him and 20 seconds to evacuate him. Trump described feeling surrounded by capable people, which may have slowed their response. The shooter, motivated by conspiracy theories, had labeled Trump a pedophile in his manifesto. The incident occurred shortly after the event began, marking Trump's first WHC Dinner as president.
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