The exclusive “Jesse Watters Primetime” interview will air on Fox News Channel on Monday
In a highly anticipated interview set to air on Monday at 8 p.m. ET on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Fox News host Jesse Watters sits down with former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential candidate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio. The conversation centers around the shocking assassination attempt on Trump that occurred last week.
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The incident took place during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired at Trump from a rooftop, injuring him on the right ear. Remarkably, Trump revealed during the interview that he had received no prior warning from the U.S. Secret Service about Crooks.
“Mistakes were made,” Watters said to Trump. “They were monitoring this guy for an hour beforehand. No one told you not to take the stage?”
“Nobody mentioned it,” Trump responded. “Nobody said it was a problem.”
Trump expressed his frustration over the security lapse, questioning how Crooks managed to position himself on the roof without being stopped.
“How did somebody get on that roof?” Trump asked. “And why wasn’t he reported, because people saw he was on that roof.”
He recounted how rally attendees had alerted authorities about the gunman before he took the stage.
“When you have Trumpers screaming, the woman in the red shirt, ‘There’s a man on the roof,’ and other people, ‘There’s a man on the roof and he’s got a gun,’…that was quite a bit before I walked on the stage. And I would’ve thought someone would’ve done something about it,” Trump said.
Despite the injury, Trump appeared at the Republican National Convention with a large bandage on his ear and has reportedly been recovering well. His former physician, Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson, provided an update on Trump’s condition.
“He will have further evaluations, including a comprehensive hearing exam, as needed. He will follow up with his primary care physician, as directed by the doctors that initially evaluated him,” Jackson stated. “In summary, former President Trump is doing well, and he is recovering as expected from the gunshot wound sustained last Saturday afternoon.”
“I am extremely thankful his life was spared. It is an absolute miracle he wasn’t killed,” Jackson added.
Tune in to “Jesse Watters Primetime” to watch the full interview and hear more about this harrowing event.