Former President Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that he had been “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear” at his rally in Butler, Pa., describing his experience in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Mr. Trump was just minutes into his speech when shots were fired. In his post, he said he “knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin.”
The former president, who was rushed off the stage with blood on his right ear and his face, added that “much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.”
In his post, Mr. Trump extended his condolences to the family of the person attending his rally who was killed, and to the family of “another person that was badly injured.”
He added that he did not know anything about the shooter, who officials said had been killed.
“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Mr. Trump wrote.
The Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies have not yet publicly confirmed that Mr. Trump was shot in the ear, saying only that shots were fired, that the former president was “safe” and that the shooter was now dead.
Source: Elections - nytimes.com
