U.S. President Trump has experienced multiple assassination attempts, but he has little interest in wearing a bulletproof vest. Trump stated that this is because he is concerned that wearing a bulletproof vest would make him look fatter.
On April 25, the 79-year-old Trump encountered the most recent assassination attempt while attending the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. Afterwards, authorities were considering requiring the president to wear a bulletproof vest.
According to AFP, when asked on Thursday whether he had discussed wearing a bulletproof vest, Trump told reporters, "I don’t know if I can accept looking 20 pounds heavier."
Trump has experienced three suspected assassination attempts in the past two years, the most serious of which occurred during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024.