Former President Donald Trump again proclaimed that he would be electrocuted by being eaten by a shark during a bizarre rant Sunday at his Las Vegas rally.
It is well known that Trump hates both sharks and electric vehicles, including boats.
The Republican said he plans to reverse President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle mandates if he is re-elected in the November election.
As his crowd battled nearly 100-degree temperatures to hear him speak, Trump discussed what would happen if a battery-powered ship began to sink, hampered by the heavy and “tremendously powerful” battery.
“And the battery is now underwater and there’s a shark about 10 meters away,” Trump said. “By the way, there have been a lot of shark attacks lately. Have you noticed?”
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday at his rally in Las Vegas that he would choose electrocution over being eaten by a shark.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at his rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, where temperatures approached 100 degrees.
Before concluding the story of the ship sinking, Trump briefly talked about the shark attacks.
“I saw some guys justify it today: ‘Well, they weren’t really that angry, they ripped the young girl’s leg off because they weren’t hungry, but they didn’t understand who she was,'” the presumptive Republican candidate said.
“These people are crazy. He said there’s no problem with sharks, they just didn’t really understand a young girl swimming,” the former president continued.
Then he returned to the question at hand: electrocution or being eaten.
‘So there is a shark 10 meters from the boat, 10 meters… Will I be electrocuted if the boat sinks? Water passes through the battery, the ship sinks. Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted? -Trump asked. ‘Or do I jump over the shark and not get electrocuted?’
In October, Trump laid out the same scenario to a group of Iowans.
He came to the same conclusion both times.
Trump’s rant caught the attention of bestselling horror author Stephen King, who said, “This is like listening to your senile uncle at the dinner table after he’s had his third drink.”
George Conway, former spouse of Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and White House aide Kellyanne Conway, commented: “This man’s brain should be donated to science.”
‘I’ll take electrocution every time. “I’m not going to get close to the shark,” said the former president.
Trump’s rant caught the attention of bestselling horror writer Stephen King.
“This is like listening to your senile uncle at the table after having his third drink,” King posted on X Sunday, sharing the video.
George Conway, former spouse of Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and White House aide Kellyanne Conway, commented: “This man’s brain should be donated to science.”
“But only if we substantially increase biological risk containment capabilities,” added the lawyer and television expert.
Trump’s dislike of sharks is well documented and dates back years.
In a 2011 interview for In Touch magazine, which was not published until January 2018, porn star Stormy Daniels recalled watching Shark Week programming with Trump at his private bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel in July 2006.
“He’s obsessed with sharks. Terrified of sharks. He said, “I donate to all these charities and I would never donate to any charity that helps sharks. I hope all the sharks die.” He was like fascinated. He was like obsessed. It’s very strange, I know,” Daniels recalled.
In a series of tweets in 2013, Trump publicly spoke of his disdain for sea creatures.
“Sorry folks, I’m just not a fan of sharks, and don’t worry, they’ll still be there long after we’re gone,” he wrote in a tweet.
‘Sharks are last on my list, apart from maybe the losers and the world-haters!’ added the then-reality star and real estate developer.