Finally – Trump clarifies whether he would rather be electrocuted than killed by a shark
We’ll say one thing for Donald Trump, his campaign tactics are never entirely predictable.
At a rally in Iowa, during a rant about electric vehicles, the former – and possibly future – president told the crowd his preferred manner of death if his boat were to sink. As you do.
Slurring his words, Trump starts riffing about how he would rather be electrocuted to death than be eaten by a shark. pic.twitter.com/yqPrxWRzN3
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 1, 2023
“If I’m sitting down and that boat’s going down and I’m on top of a battery and the water starts flooding in, I’m getting concerned.
But then I look 10 yards to my left and there’s a shark over there, so I have a choice of electrocution or a shark, you know what I’m going to take? Electrocution.
I will take electrocution every single time, do we agree? I will take electrocution.”
We were actually being slightly generous with the transcript. Biden-Harris HQ was a little more accurate.
Trump, slurring, says he’d rather face “elecstrocution” than be eaten by a shark pic.twitter.com/Q1ycIGL2gu
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 1, 2023
We’re not sure what the Iowa crowd actually thought of it, but tweeters were very clear.
1.
"I will take electrocution every single time."- TFG
When will the other candidates have the courage to take a stand on this vital issue? #Shark_vsShock ⚡️ https://t.co/9BQ80ogE7m
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) October 2, 2023
2.
LIBERAL PUNDIT: Trump must be reflecting on his treachery and panicking
TRUMP: would you rather get stung by a bee one day and you get a billion dollars, or be able to fly but you audibly fart when you take off? I say fly, I go fly. Who cares about fart? (Thunderous applause) https://t.co/rrJsuoA1aJ
— Riley (@raaleh) October 2, 2023
3.
We’re so lucky to have him honestly. We are in the decline, we need more Roman styled insane emperors publicly losing their shit https://t.co/HkiX0cw1lr
— Spooky Lolo (@LolOverruled) October 2, 2023
4.
Before the compère comes on, the guy who owns the bar likes to do a bit… https://t.co/CfPBZXA7Aq
— James Sherwood (@SherwoodJam) October 1, 2023
5.
Why choose? Do both. https://t.co/dy9TdKsVRb
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) October 1, 2023
6.
If Biden did this, Rs would lose their minds. I seriously can’t understand how anyone with more than two brain cells can listen to Trump and Biden and conclude that Biden is the one having cognitive problems https://t.co/ADO2cNpOpm
— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) October 2, 2023
7.
Because :
1.) That’s a thing that comes up during a campaign
2.) WTF? https://t.co/ptDz1lgBD6— Portia ♍️ McGonagal portiamcgonagal1619 on Insta (@PortiaMcGonagal) October 1, 2023
8.
I 100% agree with him that in this very unlikely scenario I would hope to die by electrocution https://t.co/VkfGmPxijT
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) October 1, 2023
9.
6 of one… https://t.co/Y8HSTygvGG
— Hil.i.am (@hilaryluros) October 1, 2023
10.
Unsure if he's running out of juice or has maxed out on juice. https://t.co/Q2EJB8l0nq
— Nolan (@VoidOfRoses) October 2, 2023