Trump says he was shot in the right ear in statement from hospital: Former president said he heard a ‘whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place’
Donald Trump said he was shot in the right ear at his rally on Saturday and realized something was wrong when he heard a “whooshing sound.”
“I was hit by a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew something was wrong because I heard a whooshing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet tear through my skin. There was a lot of bleeding, so that’s when I realized what was happening,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social account.
Trump was rushed to the hospital after gunshots were heard at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one spectator.
Photos show the former president holding his ear as shots ring out, with blood seen trickling down his face.
Donald Trump said he was shot in his right ear at his rally
The shots rang out shortly after Trump began addressing the crowd in the crucial state.
In the moments after the shooting, screaming voices could be heard as Secret Service agents pushed Trump to the ground and covered him.
The 45th president was found to have blood coming from his ear.
Seconds later, the bloodied lawmaker raised his fist to signal he was okay as Secret Service agents surrounded him before being led away.
In his statement, Trump thanked the Secret Service and offered his condolences to the family of the person killed at the meeting.
The gunman who shot Trump at least eight times, wounding him, is dead. A rally attendee was also killed in Saturday’s horrific carnage.
“I want to express my condolences to the family of the person who was killed at the Rally, and also to the family of another person who was seriously injured. It is unbelievable that something like this could happen in our country. There is no information at this time about the shooter, who is now dead,” Trump said.
Officials said the incident was being investigated as an attempted murder.
Trump was halfway through his sentence, saying, “Look what happened,” when shots rang out shortly before 6 p.m. ET. Terrified screams filled the air as he and bystanders dove to the ground.
An extraordinary photo shows Donald Trump on the ground at Butler Show Grounds in Pennsylvania on Saturday after he was injured in a shooting that left two people dead
Donald Trump is seen with his fist in the air beneath a Stars and Stripes flag after Saturday’s shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, which left the president injured and the shooter and a bystander both killed.
Bystanders are seen after the shooting. The man in the blood-stained white T-shirt is an ER doctor who told CBS News he was trying to help a bystander who was killed in the shooting. The dead bystander was on the ground, just behind the man in the blood-stained white T-shirt.
Dramatic footage seen around the world showed popping sounds as the 2024 presidential candidate took to the stage to address a large crowd of supporters.
Trump was seen ducking as shouts rang out and fans in MAGA shirts stood behind him and threw themselves to the ground.
Secret Service agents rushed to the stage to protect the president, eventually leading him off the stage and into his motorcade.
Trump was also heard repeatedly asking, “Let me just get my shoes.”