--- title: Donald Trump: I 'Could Shoot Somebody' and Not Lose Voters description: At a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday, Donald Trump said he could shoot someone in public and still not lose any voters canonical: https://time.com/4191598/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-lose-voters/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-23T20:34:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:23:23.137Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Says He 'Could Shoot Somebody' and Not Lose Voters og:description: "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody" og:url: https://time.com/4191598/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-lose-voters/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99ffd9061b687612/69887a5eab6d77a4c06a815f/donald-trump13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2031 og:image:height: 1142 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Says He 'Could Shoot Somebody' and Not Lose Voters twitter:description: "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99ffd9061b687612/69887a5eab6d77a4c06a815f/donald-trump13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Says He 'Could Shoot Somebody' and Not Lose Voters > Sponsored content. 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Evan Vucci—AP  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 23, 2016 8:34 PM UTC At a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said [he could shoot someone](http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/23/politics/donald-trump-shoot-somebody-support/index.html) in public and still not lose any voters. “They say I have the most loyal people — did you ever see that? Where I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” [he said](http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/23/politics/donald-trump-shoot-somebody-support/index.html). “It’s like incredible.” Trump said his supporters were smart and loyal, citing his strong poll numbers and criticizing his opponents as “soft” during the stop in Sioux Center, Iowa, according to reports by [multiple outlets](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-still-maintain-support-n502911?cid=par-time%5F20160123). After leaving the event, Trump wrote on Twitter that the speech went well. “Just left Sioux Center, Iowa. My speech was very well received. Truly great people! 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