Something else is going on starting at 18:45 during Tuckers line where he ends, "don't they have to kill you now?", and Trump totally ducks answering that very pointed question.

He does not answer that question the way any normal candidate would like "I hope not." or "I would not put it past them to try." He just gives a non-answer. He answered like a man that knows they will likely escalate to that, but knows he is one step ahead of them, and quite protected.

In fact I was looking at this interview and being a opportunity to deliver clarity across a wide area of topics, but it could be that the only, and sole purpose of this interview was to put that question before the America people, and the deep state players.