CryptocurrencySpeaking about the apparent assassination attempt in a streamed cryptocurrency chat on X, Trump praised the secret service for their work in stopping an apparent second assassination attempt Speaking about the apparent assassination attempt in a streamed cryptocurrency chat on X, Trump praised the secret service for their work in stopping an apparent second assassination attempt
Donald Trump suggested ‘God wants him to be president’ in rambling cryptocurrency chat.
Speaking about the apparent assassination attempt in a streamed cryptocurrency chat on X, Trump praised the secret service for their work in stopping an apparent second assassination attempt. He went on to say “maybe God wants me to be president” in a rambling chat that focussed very little of cryptocurrency.
During the chat, Trump also appeared to moan that the incident cut short his game of golf. Trump and his friends were playing golf when they “heard shots, being fired in the air, and I guess probably four or five,” according to the Republican leader.
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Trump previously pictured at his Mar-a-Lago golf course
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“I would have loved to have that last putt,” Trump said in his public comments after a second assassination attempt on his life in the last few months occurred at a Florida golf course this weekend.
Trump said an agent had seen a gun barrel “and started shooting in the bushes… and ran toward the target.” It comes after Trump launched his family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, with an interview on the X social media platform in which he also gave his first public comments on the apparent assassination attempt against him a day earlier.
Trump did not discuss specifics about World Liberty Financial or how it would work, pivoting from questions about cryptocurrency to talking about artificial intelligence or other topics. Instead, he recounted his experience Sunday, saying he and a friend playing golf “heard shots being fired in the air, and I guess probably four or five.”
“I would have loved to have sank that last putt,” Trump said. He credited the Secret Service agent who spotted the barrel of a rifle and began firing toward it as well as law enforcement and a civilian who he said helped track down the suspect.
World Liberty Financial is expected to be a borrowing and lending service used to trade cryptocurrencies, which are forms of digital money that can be traded over the internet without relying on the global banking system. Exchanges often charge fees for withdrawals of Bitcoin and other currencies.
A police car blocks the main gate of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida
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Other speakers after Trump, including his eldest son, Don Jr., talked about embracing cryptocurrency as an alternative to what they allege is a banking system tilted against conservatives.
Experts have said a presidential candidate launching a business venture in the midst of a campaign could create ethical conflicts.
“Taking a pro-crypto stance is not necessarily troubling; the troubling aspect is doing it while starting a way to personally benefit from it,” Jordan Libowitz, a spokesperson for the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said earlier this month.
During his time in the White House, Trump said he was “not a fan” of cryptocurrency and tweeted in 2019, “Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity.” However, during this election cycle, he has reversed himself and taken on a favorable view of cryptocurrencies.