Fox News Digital focus groups of Republicans, Democrats and independents tuned in to react live to the former president's remarks. President Trump's He spoke about Kamala Harris during Tuesday's 2024 presidential debate, saying she's “got a bullet in the head” because of the left's rhetoric.
The focus group consisted of seven Democrats, five independents, and five Republicans, represented by blue, yellow, and red lines, respectively.
On September 10, 2024, during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump debated for the first time with Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Trump's comments about taking a bullet to the head came amid a debate over allegations of “weaponization” of the Department of Justice.
The Republican candidate argued that it was Harris and Democrats “not me” who weaponized the Justice Department.
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This assertion was met with a muted response from focal participants, with Democrats slightly ahead.
“I may have a bullet in my head because of what they're saying about me. They talk about democracy. I'm a threat to democracy. They're a threat to democracy,” Trump said.
Republicans responded most favorably to these comments, as shown by a sharp increase in the red line, while independents had no reaction and Democrats saw a slight drop.
Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris, speak during the first debate of the presidential campaign at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. Harris, who won the Democratic nomination following President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the election, faced off against Trump in what may be the only debate in the 2024 race for the White House. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“The sham 'Russia, Russia, Russia' investigation that went nowhere,” Trump continued, before being cut off by ABC News host David Muir.
Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt while holding an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. Just minutes after he began speaking, a gunman on a rooftop outside the rally's perimeter opened fire on the Republican candidate and was shot dead by the Secret Service within seconds. The bullet struck Trump in the ear as he stood at the podium.
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The gunman was later identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, but the motive remains unknown.
