Donald Trump Abruptly Ends Interview, Tells Reporter ‘We’re in Danger’

Former President Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview with NewsNation on Thursday, telling the reporter that his security didn’t want him standing in that location because it was a safety risk.
The July 13 assassination attempt on Trump is still being scrutinized as a security failure and on Wednesday authorities announced a manhunt in Arizona for a man who allegedly threatened the former president’s life. Trump was in Arizona on Thursday to speak about immigration at the southern border.
While speaking to Ali Bradley, a NewsNation reporter, Trump suddenly stopped and told her, “we’re in danger standing here talking.”
“[Security] doesn’t want me standing here. They don’t want you standing here either,” Trump said.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump campaign via email for comment.
Ahead of Trump’s speech in Arizona, authorities announced that they apprehended 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syvrud. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News that Syvrud is accused of making threatening posts on social media targeting Trump. He was arrested without incident, according to Fox News, and had outstanding warrants in Wisconsin regarding a DUI and from Graham County, Arizona, involving hit-and-run and felony failure to register as a sex offender.
Vice President Kamala Harris has tightened the race in Arizona and Texas. On Wednesday, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar endorsed Harris for president at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Salazar praised Harris for her work stopping traffickers at the border and said Trump would be worse for immigration than Harris.
Immigration was a staple of Trump’s 2016 campaign and has remained a key campaign issue for him. He has hit Harris and President Joe Biden for the rise in migrants crossing the border and, on Thursday, brought families to the border to talk about how their loved ones were killed by migrants.
“[Trump] needs to be in office, and we need better control and we need to stop this. We need to stop losing children, mothers, sisters, because now I get to grieve every single day,” Alexis Nungaray, mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn, whose body was found after disappearing on a walk to the store. Two migrants, who were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this year, were arrested in her death.
During his speech on Thursday, Trump said Harris would never “build the wall” and said Harris didn’t want to “do the work” to secure the border.
“The choice is simple: Kamala’s mass amnesty of criminals, or President Trump’s mass deportation of criminals,” Trump said.
Before ending his interview with NewsNation, Trump said he’s leading with voters when it comes to the border. Trump still has a commanding lead over Harris when it comes to immigration, although polls indicate she has seen improvement from Biden’s standing with voters on the issue.