US President Donald Trump remarked on June 27 during a press briefing at the White House that being president is a "very dangerous profession." He added that if he had known this earlier, he might not have decided to run for office.
Trump compared the presidency to some of the world's most dangerous jobs: "You have race car drivers as an example, 1/10 of 1% die. Bull riders, 1/10 of 10%, that's not a lot, but it's - people die. When you're president, it's about 5%. If somebody would have told me that, maybe I wouldn't have run."
Historically, four out of the 45 US presidents have been assassinated, while many others, including presidential candidates, have faced assassination attempts. Trump himself has been the target of multiple death threats during his presidency.
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