President Donald Trump delivered a graphic description of Iranian protesters being shot 'between the eyes' by snipers, using children and athletes as his captive audience during a White House event on Tuesday.
Oval Office Incident
Trump was hosting a ceremony for the presidential physical fitness exam, attended by children and athletes, when he launched into a rant about the Iran war. He took questions from the press, leaving his guests standing awkwardly as he rambled on unrelated issues.
In one surreal moment, a reporter asked Trump—with a young child standing beside him—whether Iranian protesters could topple their government if armed by the U.S. The president responded by describing the brutal massacre of protesters in detail.
Trump's Remarks
'They don't have any guns. You can have 200,000 people protesting and have five or six sick people with guns, and when they start shooting them right between the eyes, and you see a guy fall, and another one fall, and you have no guns,' Trump said. 'They killed 42,000 people last month. 42,000 unarmed protesters.'
This is the second time in two months that Trump has subjected guests to lengthy press Q&As, leaving them standing idly. The incident has drawn criticism for exposing children to violent descriptions.
