Historical day as a gunman attempts to kill Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. He was clipped on his ear and quickly rushed away by Secret Service. As more news is released, I will update. No matter your opinion/political preference, this is a sad day in America.
President Donald Trump was shot yesterday.
He was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a would-be assassin fired a rifle from a nearby rooftop, striking Trump in the right ear. See unedited video of the moment here. (Warning, disturbing footage).
"I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear," Trump later said in a statement. "I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin."
The Secret Service quickly closed in to protect President Trump, and a sniper team returned fire and killed Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man identified by the FBI as the shooter. As the Secret Service began rushing Trump toward the motorcade, the President pumped his fist repeatedly and shouted, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
A man who witnessed Crooks crawling with a rifle on a rooftop said he alerted police, but the response was too slow to stop the shooting. Questions are swirling about how a shooter was able to access the rooftop without being engaged, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised a full investigation.
A photographer captured an incredible photo of the President holding his fist aloft as the Secret Service tried to hurry him along, with blood streaking down his face and an American flag in the background.
A male audience member was killed in the attack, as described by a doctor who attempted to save his life.
President Trump was seen walking off his plane in New Jersey last night. He's still expected to appear at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week.
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