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Donald Trump told the Republican National Convention (RNC) Thursday that, despite the pain and near-death experience of Saturday’s assassination attempt, he felt “serene” because “I had God on my side.”
President Trump began by thanking Americans for the love and support they’ve shown. “As you already know, the assassin’s bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life. So many people have asked me what happened,” he said. “And therefore I will tell you exactly what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s actually too painful to tell.” Yet he said he felt God’s presence that day, even as the blood spurted from his ear. Trump also paid tribute to Corey Comperatore, who died at the rally, and the men injured there. It was truly a message of love, unity, and inspiring courage.
A beautiful rally with music and a “happy” crowd. “Behind me and to the right was a large screen that was displaying a chart of border crossing under my leadership,” Trump said. “I started to — like this, turn to my right and was ready to begin to turn a little bit further, which I’m very lucky I didn’t … when a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear.”
He said to himself, “Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet. And [I] moved my right hand to my ear, brought it down. My hand was covered with blood, just absolutely blood all over the place. I immediately knew it was very serious that we were under attack.” He praised the “brave Secret Service agents” who “rushed” to protect him.
“There was blood pouring everywhere,” Trump said. “In a certain way, I felt very safe, because I had God on my side. I felt that. The amazing thing is that, prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at that very last moment, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark.
