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(LifeSiteNews) — The bullet that was fired at former President Donald Trump at a rally tonight “pierced” the upper part of his right ear, he wrote on Truth Social in his first public statement since the assassination attempt.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,” the former president wrote. “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
“Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead,” Trump wrote. The Washington Post reported that in addition to the shooter, a rally attendee is confirmed dead and two other people are “critically injured.” The nephew of Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) is one of the people who was shot, the congressman told Fox News.
#BREAKING NEWS – @DonaldTrump SHOT AT#PRAY FOR PRESIDENT #TRUMP – PRAY FOR #AMERICA pic.twitter.com/4tLadyejDY
— LifeSiteNews (@LifeSite) July 13, 2024
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“A source familiar with Trump’s security detail” told The Federalist‘s Sean Davis “that the former and future president’s detail has been asking for beefed up protection and resources for weeks, but has been rebuffed time and again by Biden’s DHS,” Davis tweeted.
BREAKING: A source familiar with Trump’s security detail tells @FDRLST that the former and future president’s detail has been asking for beefed up protection and resources for weeks, but has been rebuffed time and again by Biden’s DHS.
DHS, which oversees Secret Service…
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 14, 2024
An eyewitness told the BBC that he warned the Secret Service after he saw an individual climbing a nearby roof with a gun.
The head of the Secret Service and the leader of this security detail should resign https://t.co/ihlEC5NP1w
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
🚨🇺🇸#BREAKING: NEW footage shows the crowd spotting the shooter BEFORE secret service take action.
“HE’S GOT A GUN!” multiple people yell.
Wow… pic.twitter.com/3vgxPZD6fV
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) July 14, 2024
A roof with a direct sightline to the stage was not secured by secret service. Our choices here are extreme unbelievable negligence or something much worse. https://t.co/4WcIuLcr3H
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 13, 2024
UNREAL photo by @dougmillsnyt. You can see the bullet flying by Trump’s head. pic.twitter.com/wSk9oPx1wi
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) July 14, 2024
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ambassador Robert O’Brien, former U.S. National Security Advisor, issued a joint statement calling for the “political temperature” to be taken down and federal and state criminal charges against the former president to be dropped.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced in an X post that the chamber “will conduct a full investigation of the tragic events today.”
“The American people deserve to know the truth. We will have Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and other appropriate officials from DHS and the FBI appear for a hearing before our committees ASAP,” Johnson wrote.
It appears an American lost their life tonight because he cared about the political process in this country. If you’re worried about the demise of democracy, it’s this.
— Beverly Hallberg (@BeverlyHallberg) July 14, 2024
Now is the time for every American who loves our country to step back from the division, renounce all violence, and unite in prayer for President Trump and his family.
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 13, 2024
Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
Former senior federal law enforcement source tells Fox: “Secret service failed. Shooter was high ground, took way too long to get him out and he was exposed if there was a second shooter. That was an inch away from his assassination.”
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) July 14, 2024
You don’t hate the media enough. pic.twitter.com/GYjaTSNjZw
— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) July 13, 2024
Trump’s just been shot, and CBS anchor Margaret Brennan disparages him for not telling his followers to lower the temperature. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/97R2FG97gG
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) July 14, 2024
Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate. Either way, the SS leadership must resign. https://t.co/0vYGrj6yuH
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
There are moments in history that define time periods. This is one of them. You’ll remember where you were today for the rest of your life.
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) July 13, 2024
We’re a whisper away from the country exploding, an inch from a presidential candidate’s brain laying on the ground, but sure, Newsweek. It’s a MAGA story. pic.twitter.com/ix3XbwBCDF
— Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) July 13, 2024
In addition to the liberal media downplaying the attempted killing of the former president, some leftists complained that the shooter was unsuccessful.