By Burnett Munthali
Former USA President and Republican Party nominee for the November elections, Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, according to two law enforcement officials. The former president was struck by a bullet and sustained injuries to his ear before being swiftly protected by Secret Service agents.
Trump, who took to his Truth Social account approximately two and a half hours after the incident, described the harrowing moment: “A bullet pierced the upper part of my right ear. I heard a whizzing sound and shots, then felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” he wrote. Despite the severe injury and significant bleeding, Trump assured his supporters he was “fine.”
The attack resulted in the deaths of the suspected gunman and at least one rally attendee. Two other spectators were reported to be in critical condition. The Secret Service neutralized the shooter at the scene, marking this as the most serious assassination attempt on a presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
The incident occurs amid heightened political tensions, with just four months until the presidential election and days before Trump is expected to be formally confirmed as the Republican nominee at his party’s convention.
