Trump said after the Mar-a-Lago incident, “I don’t know how long I’ll live…”

New Delhi. A day after an armed intruder was shot dead after entering the security area of ​​the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US President Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure how long he would live. “I don’t know how long I’ll live. A lot of people are shooting at me, aren’t they?” Trump said.

This is his first reaction since US Secret Service agents entered the area of ​​his Florida property and killed the gunman.

Trump reflected on threats…
Donald Trump survived two separate assassination attempts during his 2024 election campaign. He jokingly compared himself to them. He said that threats come with being a leader, whom he described as a valuable leader.
Trump said, “You read about all these crazy shooters, but they only go after important presidents. They don’t go after presidents who aren’t important.”

He cited two assassinated presidents, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, as examples. Trump said, “They were important. They only go after important ones. So maybe I want to be a little less important. Can we stop this a little?” Trump seemed to reconsider his stance. He jokingly said, “Let’s be a normal president for a while.”

Suspect identified…
Authorities have identified the intruder as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina. US Secret Service agents reported that Martin entered the north gate of the Palm Beach estate around 1:30 a.m. (local time). Two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy confronted him. Authorities reported that he was armed with a shotgun and a gasoline canister.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw said officers ordered him to put down his belongings. “He put down the gas can and raised the shotgun to a firing position,” Bradshaw said. “Then the agents and deputies fired their weapons to eliminate the threat.”

Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Martin’s family had reported him missing a few days earlier. Investigators believe he traveled from North Carolina to Florida and found the shotgun on the way. Officials said a gun case was later found in his car. Trump was not at the scene at the time.