New York real estate investor Steve Witkoff is speaking on social media and on Fox News about his reaction to the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life, and he says he’s “blessed” to have been there because he witnessed what a real leader looks like. Appearing on Sean Hannity’s show, he said even a figure as high-profile as Trump should have at least some moments leading a normal life:
Yesterday was quite a day. I actually feel blessed that I was there yesterday. And the reason I feel blessed, Sean, is that I got to see what it’s like for my dear friend to live his normal life. His normal life, which is punctuated by two attempts to assassinate him in the last 60 days, being vilified since he left the presidency, falsely accused [and] harassed.
It seemed like an idyllic day, Witkoff remembered—before things suddenly turned south:
Here he was yesterday on a beautiful day, just trying to get some rest and relaxation like all the rest of us, and there’s a man with an…assault rifle who’s attempting to kill him. It was terrible. But I got to see… I got to see a man who was stoic, courageous, cared about his friends’ safety first before his own life. He was an inspiration to everybody who was around him yesterday.
I wish the whole country could have witnessed what happened yesterday because they would have seen a real leader.
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.@SteveWitkoff: “Yesterday was quite a day. I actually feel blessed that I was there yesterday. And the reason I feel blessed is I got to see what it’s like for my friend to live his normal life. His normal life which is punctuated by two attempts to assassinate him in the last… pic.twitter.com/C6BoYv4lJc
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 17, 2024
He also posted to X that the GOP nominee remained stoic and was “concerned about his friends first before thinking of himself”:
Yesterday was a day I will never forget. I watched my very close friend @realDonaldTrump be his typical strong, courageous and stoic self, concerned about his friends first before thinking of himself. That is the truest example of leadership. To the Secret Service and the Agent… pic.twitter.com/DKcldIFkSL
— Steve Witkoff (@SteveWitkoff) September 16, 2024
To the Secret Service and the Agent in Charge, thank you for your immediate action and interdiction which clearly prevented a much more terrible result. I know President Trump’s truth – which as I said at the RNC continues to march on. Now I have personally witnessed his courage under fire and that is a man who inspires me.
Obviously, Witkoff is a friend of Donald Trump’s, and so his words of praise must be analyzed accordingly. Nevertheless, it’s fascinating to hear from an eyewitness who was there in the moment and who can attest to exactly how the GOP nominee reacted to the second assassination attempt on his life just since mid-July.
The arguments are raging in the press and on social media as of this writing about whose rhetoric is to blame for these disturbing events. I would posit that there’s no contest: the inflammatory calls to violence coming from the left far outstrip anything Donald Trump has been saying.
They’re not hiding what they want:
WATCH: Scott Jennings Shuts Down CNN Host’s Attempt to ‘Both Sides’ Trump Assassination Attempt
Six Times Kamala May Have Incited Violence by Calling Trump a ‘Threat to Democracy
WATCH: 2 1/2 Minutes Straight of Leftist Politicians and Media Calling for Violence and Unrest
I truly hope this doesn’t end in tragedy, but if Joe Biden’s Secret Service doesn’t get its act together, and if the left keeps fomenting violence, I fear that’s the direction we’re headed. Donald Trump has kept a cool head twice now as people have tried to kill him, but how much longer can this continue?
