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Putin says Trump is ‘not safe now’ from more assassination attempts


Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes President-elect Donald Trump ‘is still not entirely safe’ from assassination attempts (Pictures: EPA/Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opined that US President-elect Donald Trump is not safe from more assassination attempts.

Putin uttered the ominous words on Thursday while giving an outlook on relations between Moscow and Washington, DC.

The dictator praised Trump for his historic 2024 election victory amid not one but two assassination attempts.

‘Uncivilized means were employed against Trump, absolutely uncivilized, including attempts on his life, more than once,’ said Putin following an international summit in Kazakhstan.

‘By the way, in my opinion, he is not safe now.’

While saying that he believes Trump ‘is still not entirely safe’, Putin noted that ‘there have been various instances in the United States’ of assassinations.

‘Unfortunately, in the history of the United States various incidents have happened,’ Putin said.

‘I think he is intelligent and I hope he’s cautious and understands this.’

Trump survived after his ear was grazed by a bullet at his outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. With blood coming out of his ear, Trump raised a fist and mouthed, ‘Fight!’ as Secret Service agents covered him on the ground.

An iconic photo of that moment became the cover image of Trump’s book Save America, published in early September.

Then in mid-September, another man was caught pointing a rifle from the bushes of Trump’s Florida golf course as he was on the greens.

In his speech proclaiming victory in the November election, Trump referred back to the assassination attempts.

‘Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason,’ he said. ‘And that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness, and now we are going to fulfill that mission together. We’re going to fulfill that.’

Putin added that he thinks Trump will ‘discover a solution’ to Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine ‘especially after enduring such, shall we say, a significant challenge as the battle to reclaim the White House’.

Trump has not yet provided much detail on how he plans to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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