Trump recalled how Scalise's wife Jennifer was extremely distraught, saying, "not many wives would react that way to tragedy, I know mine wouldn't."
President Donald Trump let loose at a Tuesday Republican fundraiser with an impromptu roast of GOP lawmakers, which included making a quip that his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, wouldn't"cry her eyes out" if he was shot.
Related Video: Melania Trump Helps Students With Emergency PreparednessBecause Scalise is a member of House leadership and has a Capitol Police detail with him at all times, two officers were able to quickly apprehend the shooter, who died exchanging gunfire with the police. Story continuesShortly after the shooting, The New York Times reported that Trump and the First Lady visited Scalise at the hospital and brought a bouquet of flowers to Scalise and his wife.
"I know a guy who looks like you," Trump also quipped at Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, the brother of Vice President Mike Pence."How did you get that good of a seat in here ya cheap-o?"Trump's top Russia official quit the day before his impeachment testimony, and is looking like the most damaging witness yet
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