Donald Trump thanked a chart about immigration for sparing his life from an attempted assassin during his first public appearance in Pennsylvania since the the shooting earlier this month, eliciting odd reactions on social media.
“You know this chart saved my life!” Trump declared, nearly shouting. “I love that chart. I’m going sleep with that chart for the rest of my life!”
At the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump turned his head toward the chart – which was displayed on a large digital screen at the event – and was grazed by a bullet, according to the FBI. A former fire chief, Corey Comperatore, was killed in the shooting and several other attendees were injured.
After praising Trump, he beckoned on stage the staffer responsible for pulling up the chart, calling her “a computer genius.”
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Trump’s love of charts garnered a puzzled response on social media, with many jumping on it as the latest “weird” remark of his campaign.
“And they wonder why we call them weird,” quipped @bycatgarcia.
"Well not like your wife wants to," quipped @BDeMayo, in response to a clip of Trump saying he wants to sleep with the chart.
“That chart doesn’t want to be anywhere near trumps mushy body. Much less sleep with it,” responded @Imhisnonna.
"The chart needs to file for a restraining order,” replied @HoopersX.
"His fourth wife," jabbed @franklinisbored.
"The chart hearing this statement," wrote @HarrisonBecker7, attaching a photo of a shocked rapper Snoop Dogg.
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