Crowd Laughs as Trump Makes Assassination Joke Over Loud Noises at Rally
President Donald Trump drew laughter from a rally crowd when he joked about being assassinated in response to some loud noises.
Hours after the passage of his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” Trump held a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) was on hand to cover the festivities from end-to-end. RSBN co-hosts Robert McNeily and Christina Loren provided running commentary and interviewed members of the crowd and MAGA figures between speeches.
The president’s speech featured many variations on familiar themes like hypothetical vehicular mayhem and the occasional assassination joke.
An example of the latter occurred when Trump reacted to a distant bang, followed moments later by another:
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: 401Ks and retirement accounts just hit an all-time record high.
CROWD: (CHEERS).
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (TOUCHES EAR) Did I hear what I think I heard?
But we’ve achieved the lowest level of illegal border crossings in U.S. History. Zero illegals. Think of it. We had zero. And as I said, and I’ll say it again, I love it because I have never seen any country suffer. No country has ever. There’s never–.
(HEARS NOISE)
— don’t worry. It’s only fireworks. I hope. Famous last words!
CROWD: (LAUGHTER).
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: My famous last words, “Trump said, Don’t worry, it’s only fireworks!”
Yeah, you always have to think positive. I didn’t like that sound either, you know?
CROWD MEMBER: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Trump’s riff calls back to the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt that left him bloodied and Trump supporter and former firefighter Corey Comperatore dead as he shielded his family.
It has become a running theme among MAGA supporters that God saved Trump from being assassinated — a premise that Trump himself has embraced. According to one poll, 70 percent of Trump supporters believe God intervened to rescue Trump.
Watch above via Right Side Broadcasting Network.
