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Donald Trump, a former US president seeking to return to power, has opened up about his ordeal after gunshots were fired at him onstage while addressing a rally on Saturday, 13 July.

Bullet hit ‘upper part of my right ear’ - Donald Trump speaks after assassination attempt | Pulse Nigeria

Andreas Kamasah

<p>He was rushed offstage as his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, turned violent, leading to the death of one audience member and the shooter himself, who has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks.</p>

<h2>The Secret Service subsequently confirmed Trump was safe, and his campaign stated he was being checked at a local hospital.</h2>

<p>Reporters heard numerous shots, and Secret Service agents rushed the stage. Videos circulating online captured <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/world/donald-trump-injured-2-dead-after-gunshots-at-rally/smdgf3l">Trump </a>touching his ear and then crouching to the ground. Some blood could be seen on his face.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">HOLY SHIT<br><br>DONALD TRUMP JUST GOT SHOT! <a href="https://t.co/vyzbZrNb5W">pic.twitter.com/vyzbZrNb5W</a></p>&mdash; Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1812259997323280582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>He was taken away in a motorcade and held up a fist as he got into the SUV.</p>

<p><em>“Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe,”</em> Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. <em>“This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available.”</em></p>

<p>Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a photo of the incident and wrote, <em>“He'll never stop fighting to Save America.”</em></p>

<p>An eyewitness told CBS: <em>“I heard the shots. I thought it was firecrackers to begin with. Somebody over there was screaming he's been shot. He's been shot. So I made my way over. I said, I'm an emergency department physician. Let me help you. The guy spun around and was jammed between the benches. He had a head shot here. There's lots of blood and he had brain matter there.”</em></p>

<p>Meanwhile, the FBI stated the fatal shooting was an assassination attempt against Trump.</p>

Donald Trump said he was struck in the ear when a shooter opened fire during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday

Former President Donald Trump was rushed offstage after shots rang out during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was photographed raising his fist in the air with blood smeared on his face.Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that he...

Bullet hit ‘upper part of my right ear’ - Donald Trump speaks after assassination attempt

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