This Republicans The candidate has turned philosopher king in his latest, wide-ranging interview, weighing in on everything from the existence of God and the afterlife to how the human ear is a “big bleeder.”
But perhaps the most controversial Trumpclaims during their recent meeting with New York The magazine was his statement MetaThe CEO called him shortly after the attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania rally in July.
“Mark Zuckerberg called and said, ‘I’ve never supported a Republican before, but there’s no way I’m going to vote for a Democrat in this election,'” the presidential candidate said. “He’s a guy that, his parents, everybody, have always been Democrats. He said, ‘After seeing what you have done, I will never vote for the people who are running against you.’
Meta responded to Trump’s claims by repeating Zuckerberg’s earlier insistence that the Facebook founder “wouldn’t endorse anyone in this race,” adding that he “hasn’t told anyone how they want to vote.”
It follows an earlier interview in which Trump said the assassination attempt “It has no effect on mental well-beingWhile enjoying an “amazing” lack of PTSD symptoms, people in his circle pressed him on whether he had considered counseling after the shooting that left one person dead and several others injured.
In both meetings, Trump also turned to the question of religion, repeating his earlier claims that he survived the attempt on his life only by the will of God. “This is a really interesting situation,” he said New York Magazine “I’ve had people who didn’t believe in God say they do now because of this. No, this is divine intervention.
Trump, however, appeared decidedly less philosophical on the question of why an interventionist deity would have chosen to spare his life and not Cory Comparato, a 50-year-old father of two who was killed by a single bullet fired by him. Thomas Crooks at a July rally in Butler County.
“I don’t wonder why. I should wonder why. I’ve been very — I’ve been working very hard on the campaign, and I’ve been doing business during the time I’ve been here, you know, with my family,” he reflected, adding that he gave Comparatore’s widow almost a paid around the month. “But no, I’ve never thought about it that much, because it’s almost like you have to.” Gotta move on. So I don’t like to think about it too much.
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