<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> has grouped himself with a pair of historical giants as he claimed only "consequential" commanders-in-chief are targeted by violence in America.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's comments, during an event at the White House attended by supporters, came a day after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/maralago-shooting-us-secret-service-shoots-man-at-donald-trumps-florida-residence/46f8705e-f4dd-4894-979f-de682908e330" rel="" target="_blank" title="a 21-year-old man carrying a shotgun was shot and killed"><span>a 21-year-old man carrying a shotgun was shot and killed</span></a><span> at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You read about all these crazy shooters, but they only go after consequential presidents. They don't go after non-consequential presidents," Trump said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-pm-anthony-albanese-throws-support-behind-push-to-remove-former-prince-from-line-of-succession/8efe37b6-5ff5-48ba-aa48-fe1834cc89cd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Albanese backs push to boot former prince Andrew from royal succession</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He pointed to the assassinations of former presidents John F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln as examples of similarly "consequential" presidents facing violence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said Kennedy in particular "represented something very important".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They said they only go after consequential. So maybe I want to be a little bit less consequential," Trump said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-compares-himself-to-john-f-kennedy-abraham-lincoln-after-gunman-killed-at-mar-a-lago/bd769b7f-b643-4d11-ba17-9d459dca2427" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/baby-boomer-major-wealth-transfer-inheritance-looming/bd9714b3-a44c-401c-88c3-36c3ee277a28" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Baby boomers set to pass on $175 billion a year in wills</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Can we hold it back a little bit, please? Can we just, like, nice and easy? Could this be a normal president for a little while?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While a motive is yet to be officially established for 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin's fatal incursion into Mar-a-Lago yesterday, it's not the first time Trump has been targeted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump was shot at while onstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brawl-at-oztag-championships-father-and-son-banned/bbb2a6cd-e57a-4e26-b4d6-5d4736911fa9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Life bans imposed over wild brawl at OzTag championships</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One rallygoer was killed in the shooting and Trump appeared with a bloody ear after being tackled to the ground by Secret Service agents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by a Secret Service counter sniper.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another man, Ryan Routh, was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-would-be-assassin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-usa/64bb5b77-3b44-4d66-b29a-c947c1f7f0e9" rel="" target="_blank" title="recently sentenced to life in prison"><span>recently sentenced to life in prison</span></a><span> for attempting to assassinate the then-former president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Armed with a gun, Routh hid himself on a Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing, but was discovered by Secret Service agents before he could open fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Routh fled but was swiftly arrested.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>