After escaping an assassination attempt, Donald Trump made a remarkable comeback at the Republican convention. With a bandage around his ear and a raised fist, he presented himself as a unifying leader, transformed by his ordeal. Will his upcoming speech, focused on national unity, mark a turning point in his presidential campaign?
Donald Trump made a notable public appearance on Monday, July 15, on the opening night of the Republican convention in Milwaukee, sporting a bandage on his right ear and a raised fist. The event marked his comeback after an assassination attempt on Saturday July 13 in Pennsylvania.
Singer Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless the USA” to accompany his entrance, a staple anthem at Trump rallies, to a jubilant crowd.
The former president’s public appearance was particularly powerful after the traumatic events in Pennsylvania the day before. At a campaign rally in the town of Butler, gunfire rang out at 6:08pm local time, interrupting Trump as he denounced illegal immigration. “Look what just happened…” he began, before being interrupted by a burst of gunfire.
Wounded in the right ear, he was quickly evacuated by the Secret Service. “I knew right away something was wrong because I heard a whistle, gunshots, and I immediately felt the bullet tear the skin,” he said later on his Truth Social network.
The gunman, identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot dead by the Secret Service after firing several shots from an elevated position. The attack left one participant dead and two seriously injured.
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