The president went on to explain the chaotic evacuation as Secret Service brokers rushed him and first girl Melania Trump out of the ballroom.
“I wasn’t making it that simple,” Trump admitted. “I mentioned, ‘Wait a minute. Let me see.'”
Brokers finally ordered them to the bottom earlier than escorting them to security.
“After they mentioned, ‘drop down,’ that meant bother,” he mentioned, including that the primary girl “stayed calm” all through the ordeal.
Requested about political violence, Trump blamed Democrats’ rhetoric and warned of its broader affect.
“I do suppose that the hate speech of the Democrats… may be very harmful,” he mentioned. “I actually suppose it is very harmful for the nation.”
Regardless of the assault, he mentioned the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner ought to be rescheduled inside 30 days, however with stronger safety in place.
“We won’t let one thing like that cease it,” Trump mentioned. “I feel it is essential that they do it once more.”