Trump said he 'knew immediately something was wrong'.
Donald Trump said he felt a bullet ‘rip through his skin’ after an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania left one person dead and two critically injured. The former US president was speaking on stage at the event in Butler, about 33 miles north of Pittsburgh, on Saturday evening when he was shot live on television. The 78-year-old said he ‘knew immediately something was wrong’ after hearing a ‘whizzing sound and shots’, adding that the bullet ‘pierced the upper part of my right ear’.
The former US President, 78, was seen grabbing his ear after the sound of shots rang out, with images showing blood dripping from his right ear and down his cheek.The crowd screamed out in terror as he ducked down behind the podium and members of the secret service rushed to surround him.He later emerged with blood on his shirt and raised his fist in defiance before being escorted off stage by security.
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