Well-known evangelical leader Franklin Graham says he was chatting with the British ambassador’s wife Saturday at the White House Corresondents’ Dinner when he heard what sounded like “a tray of food had dropped.”
That sound, of course, was gunfire by suspect Cole Allen as he attempted to ellude Secret Service agents on the floor above the ballroom where the event took place.
Next, says Graham, he witnessed FBI agents “leaping over tables” and running through the room.
“I didn’t sense danger,” Graham told journalist Todd Starnes on his radio show Tuesday. “A lot of people jumped under tables. I just thought, I’m gonna watch and see what happens.”
Continued Graham, “I’m just thankful to God the president wasn’t hurt.”
Addressing the criticism that there was lax security at the event, Graham pointed out regarding the shooter, “This guy didn’t make it into the room!”
The head of Christian ministry Samaritan’s Purse talked to Starnes about the claim that President Trump is “lucky” for escaping multiple assassination attempts.
“Luck has nothing to do with it,” he emphasized. “I believe it’s the hand of God. I believe God protected him, and he’s an incredible individual, our president.”
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