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Podcaster Chuck Todd said Monday he plans to stop attending events featuring President Donald Trump because he no longer feels safe doing so.<\/p>\n
Todd, a longtime Trump critic and former host of NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d argued that being near the president puts people at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to any more events where Trump\u2019s at them. I don\u2019t feel safe wherever Donald Trump is, chaos follows him,\u201d Todd said during a podcast with Chris Cillizza.<\/a> \u201cIf you decide to go into his orbit, you have become less safe. He does not care about your safety. He\u2019s not going to protect you if you go into his orbit, because he\u2019s always going to protect himself first.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to any more events where Trump is at them. I don\u2019t feel safe.\u201d \u2014@chucktodd<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LHi7T64mL0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n His comments come after federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, marking the third attempt on Trump\u2019s life in recent years.<\/p>\n On his podcast, Todd also accused Trump of contributing to a climate of hostility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe guy doesn\u2019t care when people commit violence in his name. He only cares when the violence is committed against him, and he does not see that he is a contributor to the atmospherics of the world we\u2019re living in,\u201d Todd said.<\/p>\n Todd\u2019s comments drew pushback from media figures and commentators.<\/p>\n Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Brent Scher said Todd\u2019s comments reflected a \u201crecognition from somebody on the Left of kind of what the vitriol against Donald Trump from the Left has created.\u201d<\/p>\n .@BrentScher<\/a> on Chuck Todd saying he will never attend an event where Trump is present again:<\/p>\n \u201c[That] is a recognition from somebody on the Left of\u2026what the vitriol against Donald Trump from the Left has created, a world where it\u2019s not safe to be anywhere in his vicinity.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/h2FgQgDsfV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cNever, ever overestimate the media\u2019s ability to make themselves into victims,\u201d The Daily Wire\u2019s Megan Basham posted on X.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford also criticized Todd\u2019s remarks as \u201cnot only wrong but stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was literally talking about this with one of my daughters this morning. She pointed out how anyone can walk into a wedding or concert or mall and start shooting,\u201d Crawford said.<\/a> \u201cWe actually were in a safe space at WHCD. We were in a completely secure ballroom protected by layers of Secret Service. Most people don\u2019t get that protection from mentally disturbed assailants.\u201d<\/p>\n This is not only wrong but stupid. I was literally talking about this with one of my daughters this morning. She pointed out how anyone can walk into a wedding or concert or mall and start shooting. We actually were in a safe space at WHCD. We were in a completely secure ballroom\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/u2GzxHE1S7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jan Crawford (@JanCBS) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
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