Trump says it’s ‘pretty sad’ for Democrats to focus on him at convention

Former President Trump said it is “pretty sad” for Democrats to focus on him at their convention taking place this week in Chicago.

During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” Trump criticized Democrats for being “out of control.”

Several speakers at the Democratic National Convention, including former President Obama, took aim at Trump during their speeches Tuesday night. 

Trump made the remarks after Hewitt asked whether “rhetoric” directed against Trump could have been a factor in the assassination attempt against him in July.

“Well, it could. You know, I was mentioned at the Democrats’ little party that they have going on in Chicago, and it’s pretty sad,” Trump said.

Trump then argued that crime and the economy should have been a bigger focus for the Democrats speaking at the convention, saying Democrats did not discuss killings in Chicago but “I was mentioned, I think, almost 200 times.”

“And they mentioned the economy about five times,” he continued. “They mentioned the border maybe none. They mentioned crime almost none. So I mean, they’re out of control. These people are out of control. And they’re ruining our nation. Our nation is going to hell.” 

The economy and the border have both come up at various points during the Democratic convention, but from the perspective of Democrats hailing the Biden administration for its handling of those issues and criticizing Trump.

During his fiery speech, Obama took direct aim at Trump for complaining about crowd sizes and his “whining about his problems.” Michelle Obama, the former first lady, also went after Trump, but without naming him directly. 

“Most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward,” she said, adding we can’t rely on “an escalator waiting to take us to the top,” a reference to the escalator Trump came down from in New York to declare his first White House run.