Trump says 'I don't think about' another assassination attempt
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President Trump said he does not think about the possibility of another assassination attempt, making light of the situation during the signing of an executive order for a new retirement account. His comments came hours after Cole Tomas Allen, accused of attempting to assassinate him at a journalists' dinner, appeared in federal court and agreed to remain in jail without bond. Allen was apprehended at the Washington Hilton with multiple weapons, and a Secret Service officer was shot but not seriously injured during the incident.
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"I don't know if i can handle being 20 pounds heavier," he quipped to laughs from administration officials and lawmakers who were in the Oval Office for his signing of an executive order to create a new type of retirement account for workers who do not have access to a 401(k) or another tax-advantaged workplace investment plan.Trump's comments came hours after Cole Tomas Allen, who is charged with trying to assassinate the president at the journalists' dinner, appeared in federal court in Washington, D.C., for a detention hearing.Allen, at the hearing, said he would not challenge being detained in jail without bond pending trial, although he reserved the right to revisit the issue later.The 31-year-old California resident, who has worked as a tutor, was tackled by Secret Service officers…
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