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‘The craziest day’: Trump gives new details about first assassination attempt

Oct 08, 2024

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)

In an interview with Fox News, former President Donald Trump shared new details about the day he was shot in the ear and nearly assassinated in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. He discussed his trip from the rally to a local hospital and revealed where his son Barron was when news of the assassination attempt broke.

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Tens of thousands of Trump supporters attended a second rally at the same location where he was shot. Fox News’ Laura Ingraham asked Trump if he was on the verge of tears during what she described as an emotional moment as the rally began. Trump responded, “Do you want a president that cries? I don’t think so, so I’ll say absolutely not.”

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At the second rally, a moment of silence was held at 6:11 p.m., the exact time shots were fired 12 weeks ago, in honor of Corey Comperatore, a rally attendee and firefighter who lost his life in the gunfire.

“Corey didn’t make it. And I felt we had an obligation to Corey to come back here,” Trump said. “They’re (Comperatore’s family) the first people I greeted and met; I knew them before from the tragic event, but they’re having a real hard time. It was so crazy, the whole thing was a crazy time. We had to sort of come back and complete the circle. And that’s what we did.”

Trump recounted the moment he hit the ground, telling Ingraham he had heard the whizzing of bullets past his head and felt the sting of the shot in his ear. He described the immediate shift in the crowd when he stood up, pumped his fist, and yelled, “Fight, fight, fight.”

“It was dead silent; even though I was standing up, people didn’t know if I was alive or not,” Trump said.” And then when I did the fist pump, everyone realized — and everyone was screaming ‘USA, USA!’ It was the craziest day. It was a crazy time.”

Trump credited the Secret Service for their actions that day, noting that he arrived at a local hospital within seven to eight minutes after getting into the Secret Service vehicle. He praised the staff, stating the hospital was closed but ready to treat him.

As Trump was escorted out of the rally, his family was learning about the situation. He noted that Barron was playing tennis when someone informed him of the shooting.

“Barron was playing tennis with his friends, and someone ran over and said, ‘Your father’s been shot, he’s been shot, Barron,’” Trump said. “He came in, ‘Mom, mom, what happened?’ and then they saw me get up, and then they saw the fist pump.”

While Trump and his family have praised the Secret Service’s efforts, Congress has scrutinized the agency for perceived shortcomings that allowed a bullet to come so close to killing the former president.

Following a second assassination attempt last month, the agency remains under congressional scrutiny, and a task force is currently investigating both attempts. Security around Trump has also increased since the assassination attempts.

Tags: 2024 Elections, Barron Trump, Donald Trump, Pennsylvania, United States Secret Service

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IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOX NEWS –

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP REVEALED NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE DAY HE WAS

SHOT IN THE EAR AND NEARLY ASSASSINATED IN BUTLER PENNSYLVANIA ON JULY 13TH.

THIS INCLUDES HIS TRIP FROM THE RALLY TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

AND WHERE HIS SON BARRON WAS WHEN NEWS BROKE OF THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON HIS FATHER.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS SHOWED UP SATURDAY – FOR A SECOND TIME – FOR A SECOND RALLY – AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE TRUMP WAS SHOT.

FOX NEWS’ LAURA INGRAHAM ASKED THE FORMER PRESIDENT IF HE WAS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS DURING WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT AS THE RALLY GOT UNDERWAY.

“Do you want a president that cries, i don’t think so, so i’ll say absolutely not.”

AT THE SECOND RALLY –

A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT 6:11 PM – THE EXACT TIME SHOTS WERE FIRED 12 WEEKS AGO – IN HONOR OF COREY COMPERATORE – A RALLY GOER AND FIREFIGHTER WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE GUNFIRE.

“Corey didn’t make it. And i felt we had an obligation to corey to come back here.

“they’re the first people i greeted and met, i knew them before from the tragic event, but they’re having a real hard time actually.a very hard time. It was so crazy, the whole thing was a crazy time. We had to sort of come back and complete the circle. And that’s what we did.”

TRUMP GOING BACK TO THE EXACT MOMENT HE HIT THE GROUND AFTER TELLING LAURA INGRAHAM HE HAD HEARD THE WHIZZING OF BULLETS PAST HIS HEAD –

AND FELT THE STING OF THE HIT IN HIS EAR.

AND DESCRIBED TO INGRAHAM THE IMMEDIATE SHIFT HE FELT FROM THE CROWD WHEN HE STOOD UP – PUMPED HIS FIST – AND YELLED FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.

“It was dead silent, even though i was standing up, people didn’t know if i was alive or not, and then when i did the fist pump, everyone realized – and everyone was screaming USA, USA! It was the craziest day. It was a crazy time.”

TRUMP GAVE CREDIT TO THE SECRET SERVICE FOR THEIR ACTIONS THAT DAY.

HE SAYS 7 TO 8 MINUTES AFTER HE GOT INTO THE SECRET SERVICE VEHICLE –

HE ARRIVED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE SAYS IT WAS CLOSED AND STAFF WERE STANDING BY TO TREAT HIM – ALSO GIVING CREDIT TO THE DOCTORS AND NURSES.

WHILE TRUMP WAS BEING ESCORTED OUT OF THE RALLY – HIS FAMILY WAS LEARNING THE NEWS OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

TRUMP SAYS HIS SON BARRON WAS PLAYING TENNIS.

“BARRON WAS PLAYING TENNIS WITH HIS FRIENDS AND SOMEONE RAN OVER AND SAID YOUR FATHER’S BEEN SHOT, HE’S BEEN SHOT, BARRON.”

“He came in, mom mom what happened, and then they saw me get up, and then they saw the first pump.”

WHILE IN INTERVIEWS – TRUMP AND HIS FAMILY HAVE PRAISED THE EFFORTS OF THE SECRET SERVICE –

CONGRESS HAS SCRUTINIZED THE AGENCY FOR WHAT IT DESCRIBES AS SHORTCOMINGS FOR A BULLET COMING SO CLOSE TO KILLING THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

AND AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT ON TRUMP’S LIFE LAST MONTH –

THE AGENCY IS STILL IN THE CROSS HAIRS WITH CONGRESS.

A TASK FORCE IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING BOTH ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS.

SECURITY AROUND TRUMP HAS ALSO INCREASED SINCE THE ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE.

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