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Trump refuses to wear bulletproof vest to avoid looking “heavier”

01 May 2026 09:41

US President Donald Trump has said he does not intend to wear a bulletproof vest despite existing threats to his security.

The US president expressed concern that wearing a protective vest would make him look visibly heavier, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

“I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds [about 9 kilograms] heavier,” Trump said in response to a question about whether the use of a protective vest had been discussed.

Trump refuses to wear bulletproof vest to avoid looking “heavier”

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