President Donald Trump on Sunday seemed genuinely impressed by one element of his would-be assassin’s attempt on his life this weekend.
“His speed was rather incredible, actually,” he told CBS reporter Norah O’Donnell during a “60 Minutes” interview. “He was like a blur.”
Security footage showed the assailant, who authorities identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, rushing past a security checkpoint at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner before he opened fire.
“He ran 45 yards, they say, and he just went to it, and then ― boom ― he popped through it,” Trump said, later jokingly adding: “I think the NFL should sign him up. He was fast!”
Trump credited the police and Secret Service for quickly responding to the “blur.”
