Eric Trump Defends Female Secret Service Officers Who Protected His Father: ‘As Courageous as They Come’

TAPPER After the horrible ░░░░░░░░ incident on Saturday last ░░░░░░░░ at the RNC he ░░░░░░░░ his first public appearance ░░░░░░░░ the world saw that ░░░░░░░░ but also iconic moment ░░░░░░░░ him standing up his ░░░░░░░░ in the air and ░░░░░░░░ seemed emotional I mean ░░░░░░░░ s me judging from ░░░░░░░░ distance But what was ░░░░░░░░ like for you and ░░░░░░░░ was he going through ░░░░░░░░ Trump I was watching ░░░░░░░░ I was watching the ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday with my ░░░░░░░░ when this whole thing ░░░░░░░░ And you see the ░░░░░░░░ fall you see he ░░░░░░░░ got blood coming out ░░░░░░░░ ears and someone shot ░░░░░░░░ in the ear Had ░░░░░░░░ not turned last minute ░░░░░░░░ head would be blown ░░░░░░░░ I mean literally it ░░░░░░░░ that close It was ░░░░░░░░ from taking his life ░░░░░░░░ then all of a ░░░░░░░░ last night he walks ░░░░░░░░ here and he walks ░░░░░░░░ the thunderous applause and ░░░░░░░░ of USA USA There ░░░░░░░░ people in the audience ░░░░░░░░ I was sitting there ░░░░░░░░ know Proud To Be ░░░░░░░░ American was the song ░░░░░░░░ was playing at the ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ hit home it puts ░░░░░░░░ in perspective My father ░░░░░░░░ spent eight years fighting ░░░░░░░░ unthinkable every attack humanly ░░░░░░░░ You ve covered every ░░░░░░░░ one You know they ░░░░░░░░ to take his life ░░░░░░░░ was the final attack ░░░░░░░░ thank God it didn ░░░░░░░░ work out but then ░░░░░░░░ walks in here to ░░░░░░░░ a sea of love ░░░░░░░░ as much reporting as ░░░░░░░░ ve done from here ░░░░░░░░ know how much love ░░░░░░░░ ve seen in this ░░░░░░░░ the American flags the ░░░░░░░░ hats the people who ░░░░░░░░ America they re proud ░░░░░░░░ be American they want ░░░░░░░░ to be number one ░░░░░░░░ everything we do they ░░░░░░░░ patriotic they love our ░░░░░░░░ they love religion in ░░░░░░░░ country I mean these ░░░░░░░░ great wholesome people from ░░░░░░░░ state that we have ░░░░░░░░ nation And it s ░░░░░░░░ powerful moment It was ░░░░░░░░ know it was almost ░░░░░░░░ moment that didn t ░░░░░░░░ because of a mad ░░░░░░░░ that got far too ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER What is your ░░░░░░░░ to this new reporting ░░░░░░░░ Evan Perez and our ░░░░░░░░ team about this U ░░░░░░░░ Secret Service finding intelligence ░░░░░░░░ there was an Iranian ░░░░░░░░ to assassinate your father ░░░░░░░░ Trump Yeah That s ░░░░░░░░ new I ll say ░░░░░░░░ s not new and ░░░░░░░░ my father was the ░░░░░░░░ president in history on ░░░░░░░░ He thought it was ░░░░░░░░ that we gave them ░░░░░░░░ 150 billion He thought ░░░░░░░░ was crazy that we ░░░░░░░░ give me the money ░░░░░░░░ prisoner swaps and he ░░░░░░░░ around the world telling ░░░░░░░░ Hey you re buying ░░░░░░░░ oil and gas as ░░░░░░░░ are trying to develop ░░░░░░░░ weapons right This is ░░░░░░░░ country that chants Death ░░░░░░░░ America just so everybody ░░░░░░░░ They don t have ░░░░░░░░ best interests in mind ░░░░░░░░ re trying to develop ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapon And we ░░░░░░░░ effectively allowing people to ░░░░░░░░ their oil and gas ░░░░░░░░ over the world My ░░░░░░░░ finally went out said ░░░░░░░░ is Madness They re ░░░░░░░░ to use that money ░░░░░░░░ the United States they ░░░░░░░░ going to hurt us ░░░░░░░░ some way shape or ░░░░░░░░ If you buy oil ░░░░░░░░ gas from Iran we ░░░░░░░░ t going to do ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ will not do business ░░░░░░░░ you He effectively put ░░░░░░░░ out of business out ░░░░░░░░ business And he also ░░░░░░░░ out some of their ░░░░░░░░ scientists as you know ░░░░░░░░ al Baghdadi He took ░░░░░░░░ both of them I ░░░░░░░░ only imagine that their ░░░░░░░░ are hurt and I ░░░░░░░░ only imagine that they ░░░░░░░░ t like Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ anybody that wears our ░░░░░░░░ name So I don ░░░░░░░░ think this is anything ░░░░░░░░ There s never been ░░░░░░░░ tougher president on Iran ░░░░░░░░ would be a huge ░░░░░░░░ if we let them ░░░░░░░░ nuclear capabilities because believe ░░░░░░░░ they re out there ░░░░░░░░ re indoctrinating their children ░░░░░░░░ chant Death to America ░░░░░░░░ single day You better ░░░░░░░░ that they ll use ░░░░░░░░ weapon and you know ░░░░░░░░ ll have casualties in ░░░░░░░░ U S the likes ░░░░░░░░ which we ve never ░░░░░░░░ before TAPPER How much ░░░░░░░░ you or your family ░░░░░░░░ answers from the U ░░░░░░░░ Secret Service given obvious ░░░░░░░░ that day Do you ░░░░░░░░ that the head of ░░░░░░░░ U S Secret Service ░░░░░░░░ resign because of the ░░░░░░░░ failures E Trump I ░░░░░░░░ been very outspoken in ░░░░░░░░ of the people on ░░░░░░░░ stage I ve probably ░░░░░░░░ this 10 times now ░░░░░░░░ people on that stage ░░░░░░░░ him They would take ░░░░░░░░ bullet for him TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ They ran right in ░░░░░░░░ of E Trump They ░░░░░░░░ that One of the ░░░░░░░░ on the stage she ░░░░░░░░ with me for three ░░░░░░░░ I know every thing ░░░░░░░░ her She would take ░░░░░░░░ bullet for me She ░░░░░░░░ take a bullet for ░░░░░░░░ As courageous as they ░░░░░░░░ Same with everybody else ░░░░░░░░ is around him The ░░░░░░░░ of his detail was ░░░░░░░░ that stage Believe me ░░░░░░░░ last thing that they ░░░░░░░░ was that to happen ░░░░░░░░ they did all the ░░░░░░░░ things Now take that ░░░░░░░░ that travels with him ░░░░░░░░ show up at a ░░░░░░░░ they get up on ░░░░░░░░ They re watching for ░░░░░░░░ making sure they don ░░░░░░░░ run up with a ░░░░░░░░ or try and tackle ░░░░░░░░ president or do something ░░░░░░░░ that s stupid throw ░░░░░░░░ at him They re ░░░░░░░░ watching rooftops 130 yards ░░░░░░░░ 140 yards away There ░░░░░░░░ a breakdown with whatever ░░░░░░░░ there Is it I ░░░░░░░░ t even want to ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ speculate But they let ░░░░░░░░ with a gun within ░░░░░░░░ yards of the former ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ very likely the future ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ s gotta be accountability ░░░░░░░░ that There has to ░░░░░░░░ accountability Now one of ░░░░░░░░ things that was kind ░░░░░░░░ devastating to me is ░░░░░░░░ watched Biden last night ░░░░░░░░ he said I spoke ░░░░░░░░ him when he was ░░░░░░░░ about the head of ░░░░░░░░ Secret Service and he ░░░░░░░░ t realize that that ░░░░░░░░ head of the Secret ░░░░░░░░ was actually her not ░░░░░░░░ him God we ve ░░░░░░░░ to do better than ░░░░░░░░ Jake I mean you ░░░░░░░░ me as a pretty ░░░░░░░░ reasoned human being but ░░░░░░░░ ve got to do ░░░░░░░░ than this The president ░░░░░░░░ t even know who ░░░░░░░░ person is and it ░░░░░░░░ pretty disconcerting But yes ░░░░░░░░ a family member I ░░░░░░░░ enraged I saw my ░░░░░░░░ s ear with a ░░░░░░░░ year old and a ░░░░░░░░ year old sitting on ░░░░░░░░ lap and my wife ░░░░░░░░ next to me TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ they okay Are your ░░░░░░░░ okay That must be ░░░░░░░░ seeing first of all ░░░░░░░░ seeing that violent episode ░░░░░░░░ have been traumatic for ░░░░░░░░ many Americans but that ░░░░░░░░ that s their grandpa ░░░░░░░░ Trump Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ s even more traumatic ░░░░░░░░ they go into camp ░░░░░░░░ hey have a little ░░░░░░░░ at camp say Hey ░░░░░░░░ heard your grandfather was ░░░░░░░░ right That s even ░░░░░░░░ traumatic for them That ░░░░░░░░ not nice It s ░░░░░░░░ as nice spot to ░░░░░░░░ in But there better ░░░░░░░░ answers There better be ░░░░░░░░ as to how that ░░░░░░░░ happen We better make ░░░░░░░░ sure that can never ░░░░░░░░ again because listen regardless ░░░░░░░░ political affiliation it s ░░░░░░░░ you imagine just consequences ░░░░░░░░ the world stage to ░░░░░░░░ a U S president ░░░░░░░░ assassinated on live TV ░░░░░░░░ the way you guys ░░░░░░░░ covering the rally everybody ░░░░░░░░ covering the rally Could ░░░░░░░░ I mean that image ░░░░░░░░ live on in history ░░░░░░░░ mean the current image ░░░░░░░░ go to live on ░░░░░░░░ history And frankly his ░░░░░░░░ of standing up and ░░░░░░░░ his fists in the ░░░░░░░░ with blood streaming down ░░░░░░░░ face that s going ░░░░░░░░ you know it shows ░░░░░░░░ true fighter that he ░░░░░░░░ and I was proud ░░░░░░░░ him in that moment ░░░░░░░░ this cannot happen in ░░░░░░░░ United States of America.”