NEW: Retiring Democrat Says Trump ‘Tried To Kill’ Her In Bizarre Exit Interview

Retiring U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) claimed that President-elect Donald Trump tried to have her “killed” by objecting to the results of the 2020 Election results in a bizarre exit interview with Capitol Hill news outlet Roll Call.

Kuster, who opted to retire after representing New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District for 12 years, pointed to the January 6 Capitol protests as a major factor in her decision to step aside.

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“I’ve always said I wasn’t going to stay forever. Congress, by being so focused on seniority, tends to cater to a much older population. I think the Democratic caucus can learn from the experience of the Republican caucus that if you have higher turnover, you bring in more people, you’ll be more effective,” she said when asked why she decided to walk away.

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“And then there is a part of it related to Donald Trump coming back. I was one of the last members of Congress in the gallery on Jan. 6, and as it turns out, we have the security footage that shows it was only 30 seconds from when I was able to evacuate that the insurrectionists were in that hallway hunting for us with zip ties and bear mace and who knows what else. I just felt like, he tried to kill me once. I’m not available for it again,” she added.

Despite the retiring congresswoman’s incendiary claims, Trump explicitly called on his supporters to “peacefully and patriotically” protest outside the Capitol Building while dozens of Republican representatives and senators were objecting to the results inside. Then-President Trump further called on supporters to refrain from violence after chaos unfolded, saying “we have to go home now.”

“I’m not prepared to be the gladiator, if you will, again for him, with his attack on women and undermining the social fabric. I’ve worked very hard on mental health and addiction treatment and on the environment,” Rep. Kuster added. “I’ve done a lot of work on tackling sexual assault and the whole ‘Me Too’ era of protecting women in the military and in the workplace, and it appears his approach is to tear that all down.”

Elsewhere in the interview, the outgoing congresswoman predicted that Trump’s policies will cause a “swing-back” to the Democrats in 2026 and 2028. “So I’m going to stay involved, but not on the ballot. I’m going to stay involved in the work I’ve done this cycle with the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund and raising resources, along with a group we call Elect Democratic Women — that’s a PAC that I was one of the founders of — and win back the majority,” she said.

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