Former President Donald Trump recounted his chilling near-death experience during a Pennsylvania rally when an unhinged gunman attempted to assassinate him in his speech to accept the 2024 GOP nomination Thursday. The event took place at a beautiful early evening, with lively music and successful campaigning.
As Trump began speaking passionately about his administration’s accomplishments on immigration at the southern border, he recalled the moment he narrowly escaped death: “I turned to my right and was ready to begin turning a little bit further when I heard a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear. I said to myself, ‘Wow, What was that? It can only be a bullet.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, aged 20, nearly assassinated the then-78-year-old president at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, firing eight shots down onto the Butler Farm Show grounds that killed one and wounded two others. Trump described seeing “blood all over the place” following the incident.
The former president mentioned many in the crowd believed he was dead, leading him to stand up and raise his fist in the air as a sign of reassurance. This action sparked an overwhelming roar of pride from the audience for their country. Trump also paid tribute to Corey Comperatore, who was murdered during the event.
Trump’s right ear bore the brunt of the bullet, which he has covered with a white bandage throughout the RNC. Insiders and attendees at the week-long party event in Milwaukee have observed that the near-death experience has significantly impacted Trump, evidenced by his stoic demeanor on the convention floor, toned-down rhetoric, and calls for unity since the assassination attempt.
