Trump says Comey knew 'assassination' meaning behind deleted social media post
President Donald Trump is condemning a cryptic social media post from former FBI Director James Comey which Trump and others interpreted as a veiled call for his assassination In an sole interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier during a visit to Abu Dhabi Trump revealed the now-deleted post which presented seashells arranged to form the numbers was deliberate He wasn't very competent But he was competent enough to know what that meant And he did it for a reason Trump disclosed in an interview that aired Friday on Special Description The post shared on Instagram featured the caption Cool shell formation on my beach walk Certain interpreted it as a coded message with being slang for get rid of and referring to Trump who is the th president of the United States FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY MEETS WITH SECRET PROVISION AFTER CONTROVERSIAL ' ' POSTComey later deleted the post and issued an apology saying I didn't realize particular folks associate those numbers with violence It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down Trump however is not convinced He knew exactly what that meant A child knows what that meant he revealed If you're the FBI director and you don't know what that meant that meant assassination and it says it loud and clear FLASHBACK COMEY HAD ANOTHER ANTI-TRUMP SEASHELL PHOTO MOMENT DURING ELECTIONWhen inquired whether Comey should face consequences Trump declined to give a definitive answer but commented the Justice Department and U S Secret Amenity are inspecting If he had a clean history he doesn t he s a dirty cop I could understand if there was a leniency But I m going to let them make that decision he reported Trump also used the interview to highlight latest foreign framework developments claiming success in brokering peace and securing economic deals in the Middle East I m using deal to settle scores and to make peace Trump disclosed He pointed to a latest ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan calling it a major breakthrough that averted what he claimed was the feasible for nuclear war GABBARD SAYS COMEY SHOULD BE 'PUT BEHIND BARS' AFTER PICTURE ALLEGEDLY 'ISSUING A CALL TO ASSASSINATE' TRUMP That was going to be a nuclear war I think or close And now everyone s happy Trump mentioned In fact I described my people call them up let s start trading promptly Earlier this month Trump declared the ceasefire in a Truth Social post congratulating both nuclear powers for showing what he called common sense He explained he s also looking to use his agreement strategy with Iran which he alleges is looking to make a deal with the United States The president reiterated his stance that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon and noted the explanation will either be violent or not violent and stated he would prefer the peaceful option Trump is returning to Washington with what he described as three major resources deals from Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Qatar amounting to billions of dollars in commitments to the U S market system He also criticized President Joe Biden s approach to the region saying It s a great region but it was never treated properly And it was certainly not treated well by Biden who didn t know he was alive frankly TRUMP ANNOUNCES INDIA AND PAKISTAN AGREED TO CEASEFIRETrump added that he has eased crippling sanctions on Syria claiming the country s leadership requested relief to prove they could change The president also commented on the ongoing war in Ukraine saying Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing tired of the conflict Trump declared he believes he could pressure Russia into peace talks using economic leverage as he suggests to have done with Iran but only if he has to He criticized Biden for what he views as a failure to prevent the war repeating his longstanding argument that the invasion would not have happened under his administration Toward the end of the interview Trump discussed the investigations into two assassination attempts against him during the campaign season He revealed that while various information remains classified he has been briefed by representatives and still has questions TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SUSPECT NOW FACING FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TERRORISM CHARGES I thought it was strange Trump commented of one suspect The one guy had cell phones okay I have a lot of cell phones but I have like two Discussing the Butler Pennsylvania occurrence where a bullet grazed his ear Trump stated investigators unveiled rare activity on the assailant s phone Three apps Very atypical apps And two of them were foreign apps he noted CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTrump says that although he continues to feel uneasy he s been assured by administrators that he is not at the moment at peril They tell me it s fine he declared It's a bit hard to be believe as I get that throbbing feeling I get a little throbbing feeling he added touching on the lingering effects of his injury
