Former President Donald Trump took the stage at the Republican National Convention (RNC) Thursday evening and delivered a highly anticipated speech that included recounting the assassination attempt against him last weekend in Butler, Pa. However, he stated that recalling the attack is “too painful,” meaning this will be the last time he publicly speaks about it.
Trump began his speech by describing the events of that day: “It was a warm, beautiful day in the early evening in Butler Township in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Music was loudly playing and the campaign was doing really well.” He then turned to recount the harrowing moment when an assassin’s bullet narrowly missed him, stating that he started to turn his head at the last second, which likely saved his life as a bullet whizzed by, grazing his right ear.
The former president also acknowledged that one of his supporters was killed while two more were seriously wounded in the attack. Speaking to the Washington Examiner earlier, Trump said his speech would not be the same one he planned to give. Instead, he said it would be a speech calling for national unity.
The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,” he said. Had this not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches,” aimed mostly at the policies of corrupt President Joe Biden. Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now.
CNN’s Abby Phillips and pollster Frank Luntz spoke about the speech and the massive enthusiasm at the RNC this week. Both observed that the convention has seen unprecedented unity among Republicans, with diverse groups such as African Americans, working women, and union members participating in the event. Luntz noted, “I’ve been coming to conventions since 1988. I’ve never seen this before.
