Primetime sits down with Trump-Vance ticket

DONALD Trump has opened up about the phone call he shared with President Biden directly after a would-be assassin fired shots at him during a campaign rally 10 days ago.

The former president spoke alongside his running mate, JD Vance, during their first joint interview with Jesse Watters on Fox on Saturday.

The pre-taped chat was moved up following Joe Biden's shock announcement on Sunday afternoon that he would be suspending his re-election campaign.

Biden has made clear he will continue to serve the remainder of his term but is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democrat nomination.

As well as discussing Harris' future with the Democrats, Trump was asked during the interview about the attempt on his life during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

He told Watters that in his phone call with the president directly after the shooting, Biden told him that he is "lucky" to have moved his head when he did.

Reports emerged that the Secret Service was aware of the shooter's presence, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, for nearly an hour before Trump took the stage.

The interview will continue to air during Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime at 8pm EST on Tuesday