Source: New York Post

U.S. President Trump admitted that he is superstitious.

U.S. President Trump is very superstitious and doesn't mind letting others know. During his second term in the White House, he even admitted that he has a superstitious tendency.

According to the New York Post, he postponed the announcement of the "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariff notice to April 2nd because he was worried that it would coincide with April Fool's Day. "I originally wanted to announce it on April 1st, whether you believe it or not, I am a little superstitious, so I want to set it on April 2nd. I originally wanted to choose April 1st, but I didn't want to be accused of an April Fool's joke. It's not like that, that day will cost us a lot of money, but we will complete it in April. I am a very superstitious person."

During his campaign, he always ended his tour rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before Election Day because he "was a little superstitious." However, what President Trump did before boarding might make you think about what to do next time you board a plane.

In the book "Let Trump be Trump," co-authored by Corey Lewandowski, his former campaign manager, and David Bossie, his former campaign aide, in 2017, they revealed that this three-star commander-in-chief is one of the most superstitious people anyone has ever seen.

According to People magazine, Trump's superstitions were a guiding force during his campaign. The book further revealed that Trump is someone who throws salt over his shoulder to avoid bad luck. "I like salt, etc., I sprinkled some. I'm superstitious. Now I'll throw it over my left shoulder, so everything will be fine. Okay, continue."

Additionally, he consistently called into the Fox News Channel morning show "Fox and Friends" every Monday because it was part of the winning routine. "Thank you, good, that's great, thank you. We do this every week, we do it every week, and I look forward to it. Yes, we do it every Monday."

The book also wrote: "We never celebrate until victory is certain, and we must always accept defeat reasonably. What else? (Celebrating too early), you will attract some misfortune. That's why we didn't prepare for either a victory speech or an acknowledgment of defeat speech on election night."

In 2020, when running against Biden, Trump even decided to replicate his 2016 campaign, which ended his re-election tour rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "We have another event after this one tonight, Grand Rapids, we know, four years ago we ended here in Grand Rapids, and I am a bit superstitious, let's do it the same way, we come here, we come to Grand Rapids, let's move forward. Interestingly, I've been saying, we must end it here, we must do it, just maybe we are a little superstitious, right?"

Trump's superstitions regarding winning elections were also apparent in his 2024 campaign, where he again decided to hold his final election rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "I want to send a special greeting to Grand Rapids, it has always been a special place. Do you remember 2016, they said we had only a 3% chance of winning, do you remember we came to Grand Rapids, and I said, 'How can we lose?' Just like now."

Although capturing some moments of Trump's superstitions might be difficult, there is one quirk that frequently appears: he often touches the outside of the airplane before boarding as part of his pre-boarding ritual. Despite Trump projecting an image of confidence, his superstitions may just be his secret political weapon.

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