Why did DJT say “If I was” past and then “never happens” repeatedly in the wrong tense?

>>21689230 me

Hope it never happens, but be prepared

Finger Lakes Times

Article on school shootings 😳

Eyes on

https://www.fltimes.com/news/hope-it-never-happens-but-be-prepared/article_6bd69c96-7cd6-11ef-8cc5-bb617fe62996.html