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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump’s reason for not wearing a bullet-proof vest cracks up Oval Office guests

Despite being targeted by a trio of assassination attempts in less than two years, President Donald Trump is shrugging off calls for him to wear body armor during public appearances — and his reasoning for it caused a crowd of officials and reporters alike to break out in laughter.

The president had journalists and members of Congress who’d joined him for an Oval Office signing ceremony laughing out loud on Thursday after a reporter from NewsNation pressed him on whether there have been discussions about adding a bulletproof vest to his usual suit-and-tie in the wake of last weekend’s attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington.

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