During his remarks at the border in Arizona, President Trump was asked if he knew about the manhunt currently going on over the threat made by 66-year-old sex-offender Ronald Lee Syrvud.
Trump responded that he was told that it was a dangerous and suggested there were some who didn’t want him to make the border visit, but said he was not informed of this threat specifically.
He suggested that maybe they want to hide it from him and then he thanked the reporter for telling him:
REPORTER: “There is a manhunt going on in this county. Somebody made death threats to you…Some people told me It’s dangerous for you to be here.”
TRUMP: “I heard it’s very dangerous, but I also have a job to do…I haven't heard about that. They probably wanna keep it from me,… https://t.co/Jyo6v64gWC pic.twitter.com/QvGmac7I9p
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 22, 2024