The FBI has confirmed that former President Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet in an assassination attempt after the agency’s director, Christopher Wray, questioned what hit his ear earlier this week.
“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the agency said in an emailed statement sent to The Hill Friday.
Trump faced an assassination attempt earlier this month in which he said
that he was hit by a bullet in one of his ears. He was seen sporting a bandage in the wake of the shooting in multiple instances.
The former president insisted Thursday that it was a bullet that struck one of his ears following FBI Director Christopher Wray‘s testimony in front of Congress
Wednesday, during which he said, “There’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that, you know, hit his ear.”
“No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel,” Trump said on Truth Social. “The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a former White House physician who said he treated the former president following the incident, disputed Wray’s questioning of what hit Trump’s ear.
“During the Congressional Hearing two days ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested that it could be a bullet, shrapnel, or glass,” Jackson said in a letter posted Friday to Truth Social.
“There is absolutely no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet. Congress should correct the record as confirmed by both the hospital and myself. Director Wray is wrong and inappropriate to suggest anything else,” he added.
The creator of the popular HBO political comedy series “Veep” said the current political reality is “madder” than that portrayed in the comedy series in an opinion piece published
Friday in The New York Times.
“What’s going on? The stuff happening out there right now is madder than ‘Veep’ and deadly serious,” Armando Iannucci said in his Times piece.
He added, “These are real events, not melodramatic fictions, and they have a real impact on our lives. Depending on who wins, either we’ll continue our attempts to halt global warming, or we’ll sit back and melt in our sleep.”
“Veep” has gained extra attention in the wake of President Biden stepping out of the 2024 presidential race and Vice President Harris becoming the likely Democratic nominee, with some seeing parallels between the show’s storyline and current events.
“The show stars the unbeatable Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer,” Iannucci said in his Times piece. “As the series progresses, Selina is suddenly thrown onto the main stage when the president decides not to run for a second term, leaving her to go into the convention as the new presumptive nominee. For 24 hours, the mainstream media asked if I was pleased with the comparison.”
“This is the first time I’m setting out a definitive answer to that question, and the answer is: No, I’m not. I’m extremely worried! Not about Ms. Harris. I’m sure she’ll inject much-needed sharpness into the campaign,” he continued. “What worries me is that politics has become so much like entertainment that the first thing we do to make sense of the moment is to test it against a sitcom.”
A producer of “Veep,” David Mandel
, said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday that the most similar candidate in this year’s presidential race to Louis-Dreyfus’ character in the series is Trump, not Harris.
“The Selina-est candidate is Donald Trump,” Mandel said in the interview.
“Vain, worried about his looks, has a ridiculously better relationship with his body people than his own children, petty, vindictive, worries about his own money, doesn’t believe what he says, says whatever to get elected,” Mandel continued.
Former President Trump said Friday he removed “the last bandage off of my ear” in the wake of a recent assassination attempt against him in which one of his ears was injured.
“As I think you can see, I’ve recovered well and, in fact, just took off the last bandage off of my ear,” Trump said at an event by the conservative Christian organization Turning Point Action in Florida.
Trump faced an assassination attempt earlier this month in which he said that he was hit
by a bullet in one of his ears. He could be seen sporting a bandage on one of his ears at the recent Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee and subsequent events.
“I took it off for this group,” Trump said at Friday’s event. “I don’t know why I did that for this group, but, that’s it. I think that’s it, I hope that’s it.”
The former president insisted Thursday that it was a bullet that struck one of his ears following FBI Director Christopher Wray saying when testifying
in front of Congress Wednesday that “there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that, you know, hit his ear.”
“No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
Rep. Ronny Jackson (D-Texas), a former White House physician who has said he treated the president’s ear, disputed Wray’s questioning
of what hit Trump’s ear.
“During the Congressional Hearing two days ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested that it could be a bullet, shrapnel, or glass,” Jackson said in a letter posted Friday to Truth Social.
“There is absolutely no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet. Congress should correct the record as confirmed by both the hospital and myself. Director Wray is wrong and inappropriate to suggest anything else,” he added.
(NEXSTAR) — On Friday, the Paris Olympics kicked off in grand France fashion, with major skyline displays, light shows, sights on the Seine and some unfortunately, drizzly weather.
The ceremony began with French soccer icon Zinedine Zidance carrying the Olympic flame through Paris and culminated with a glowing cauldron
(not a hot air balloon, despite its appearance) sailing through the night sky.
In case you missed any of the day and night’s festivities, here are some the day’s most eye-catching photos.
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Aircraft make a heart out of smoke during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko-Pool/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – Athletes from Greece’s delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine at the start of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A torchbearer runs past Pont Neuf during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin performs on a high rope during the athletes’ parade on the River Seine near the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maddie Meyer / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MADDIE MEYER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Former French football player Zinedine Zidane carries the torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Loic Venance – Pool/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout screengrab was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) This handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows a view of singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – Smoke billows near windows as performers participate in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Bernat Armangue / POOL / AFP) (Photo by BERNAT ARMANGUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – US’ singer Lady Gaga sings at the Sully bridge area prior to the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A general view shows the Eiffel Tower with the Olympics Rings during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Luis Robayo – Pool/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – Gojira band Heavy Metal musicians perform during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Yuwei / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ZHANG YUWEI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Dancers performing French Cancan choreography as part of one of twelve artistic tableaux, are pictured from the boat of Brazil’s delegation sailing along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carl de Souza-Pool/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A cutout of a face is seen in the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters / POOL / AFP) (Photo by HANNAH PETERS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Spectators cheer on from a bridge as athletes from France’s delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Franck FIFE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Athletes Coco Gauff and Lebron James of team United States are seen on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY26: Rafael Nadal of Spain carries the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephanie Lecocq – Pool/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Spectators with a Palestine flag display a banner criticising Israel from a balcony amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Nir Elias – Pool/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Team Tunisia and Turkiye are seen on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steph Chambers / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPH CHAMBERS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Lights illuminate the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Floriane Issert (C), a Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer of the National Gendarmerie, rides on a horse while leading volunteers carrying flags of Olympic teams on the Iena Bridge during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024, as the Eiffel Tower is seen in the background. (Photo by Ludovic Marin – Pool/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A detailed view of the Olympic Cauldron in the sky behin the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Lourve pyramid after being lit by Torch bearers French Athlete Marie-Jose Perec and French Judoka Teddy Riner (not pictured) during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Dancers perform on a roof during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout screengrab was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) Smoke rises in the colours of the national flag of France on the Pont d’Austerlitz as boats cruise along the River Siene during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Burnett/IOC via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A general view of a balloon carrying the Olympic Cauldron rises to conclude the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
The 2024 Paris Olympics run through Sunday, August 11.
A new advertisement for former President Trump’s campaign tries to paint Vice President Harris as the face of “Bidenomics.”
The nearly minute-long ad, which Trump posted
on his Truth Social account Friday, features clips of Harris mentioning “Bidenomics” and ends with text stating “HARRIS OWNS ‘BIDENOMICS’ SHE MADE IT HAPPEN.”
“‘KAMALA HARRIS OWNS BIDENOMICS,’” Trump captioned the Truth Social post with the ad.
President Biden has used the
“Bidenomics” slogan to shine a light on the efforts of his administration to turn the economy around.
“Here’s the simple truth about trickle-down economics, it didn’t represent the best of American capitalism, let alone America,” Biden said last
June. “It represented a moment where we walked away … from how this country was built, how this city was built. Bidenomics is about the future.”
Harris became the likely presidential nominee for the Democratic Party after Biden dropped out of the presidential race last weekend. She quickly snapped up key endorsements from those in her party and large amounts in fundraising in the days after her boss dropped out.
According to a national average of polls
from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, Harris is behind Trump by 2.1 points, at 45.7 percent support to the former president’s 45.8 percent.
“The freedom not just to get by, but to get ahead. The freedom to be safe from gun violence. The freedom to make decisions about your own body. We choose a future when no child lives in poverty, where we can all afford health care,” Harris says.
Since 2015, the number of Americans who say they are ready for a female president has dropped by nine points, according to a new Times/SAY24 poll from YouGov poll.
The survey, conducted after President Biden dropped out of the race, was designed to assess the electorate’s beliefs surrounding “gender bias,” and Vice President Harris’s chances come November.
While the respondents said that both Trump and Harris are equally qualified for the job, with 49 percent saying they are, voters are hesitant about the idea of a female president — 54 percent of the country says they are ready for a woman president and 30 percent said they aren’t.
That number is down from 2015, when an Economist/YouGov poll found 63 percent of voters were ready for a woman president. That survey was taken in May of that year, just a month after Hillary Clinton declared her candidacy for president, and a month before she became the first woman to secure a major party’s presidential nomination.
As Harris contends to be the second to do so, gender may serve as a significant roadblock. Forty-one percent of Americans assume that more than half of their fellow countrymen would not be willing to vote for a woman over a man if the two candidates are equally qualified.
The assessment extends to members of the Democratic party. While 77 percent say the country is ready for a woman president, 37 percent think their fellow Americans wouldn’t vote for an equally qualified woman. These anxieties may have led 35 percent of Democrats to say Harris should choose a man as her running mate, and only 6 percent to say that she should choose a woman.
Still among Democrats that could be selected as a running mate, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had the highest favorability at 27 percent. She has taken herself out of consideration for the vice presidency, instead choosing to join the Harris campaign as a co-chair.
Two top contenders for the VP nomination poll favorably as well — former astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) both rate at 22 percent.
The YouGov Poll was conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday among 1,170 registered U.S. voters. The margin of error was 3 percent.
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House Democrats look to force vote on IVF
To put Republican congress members on the spot, House Democrats are looking to force a vote on a bill that would codify the right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide.
Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), lead sponsor of the Access to Family Building Act, said Thursday that a discharge petition on the bill received 155 signatures in the first 24 hours it was open. In total, the petition has nearly 190 signatures.
“This discharge petition is a chance for every Member of the House to show where they stand,” House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.) said during a press conference. “Will Republicans stand up for freedom? Will they stand with tens of thousands of aspiring parents? Or will they continue to stand by Donald Trump and MAGA extremism?”
The bill would:
Codify a statutory right to IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies and give insurers a statutory right to cover them.
Allow the Justice Department and private individuals to sue any state or local government official for restricting IVF access.
The bill was introduced after an Alabama Supreme Court decision earlier this year ruled that frozen embryos are considered children
, criminalizing their destruction. The decision led multiple clinics in the state, including the state’s largest health system, to pause IVF operations for fear of legal repercussions until the legislature passed an emergency fix.
The ruling put Republicans on the defensive. They have scrambled to say they fully support IVF but have largely avoided the underlying implications about fetal personhood, which many of them also support.
Discharge petitions need 218 signatures to force action, meaning a handful of Republicans would need to sign on as well as every House Democrat. The legislation has only four Republican co-sponsors, and none of them have signed the petition to date.
Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter, we’re Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health.
Stricter COVID-19 restrictions could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the states that refused to institute them, though efforts to close nursing homes and schools likely caused more harm than good, a new study has found. Between 118,000 and 248,000 more Americans would have survived the pandemic if all states had followed some restrictions practiced in Northeastern states, according to findings published …
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the state’s law banning gender-affirming care for minors and abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, ruling the two issues were legally allowed to be combined. The abortion ban was added as an amendment to Legislative Bill 574, which would restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender young people, in the final days of Nebraska’s legislative session last year. …
The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if those are the only ones counted, according to an initial tally from election officials filed Thursday with the state Supreme Court.
A massive wildfire is engulfing Northern California in flames — ravaging structures and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents from their homes.
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Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Friday unveiled an endorsement from the family of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot and killed by Ferguson police in 2014.
Bush is locked in a close primary race against St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who, defeated a seven-term incumbent in 2018. During his campaign for county prosecutor, Bell vowed to get justice for the Brown family.
In an ad released Friday announcing the endorsement, Brown’s family spoke about that promise. The ad opens with Mike Brown, Sr. and his daughter standing side by side.
“After the murder of my son, Wesley Bell promised to pursue justice for my family,” the elder Brown says.
His daughter adds, “My brother deserved justice.”
Six years after Brown’s death, then newly-elected Bell declined to bring charges against Darren Wilson, the officer who shot the teenager.
At the time, Bell said that although the case represented “one of the most significant moments in St. Louis’ history,” an independent review could not prove that Wilson committed murder or manslaughter under Missouri law.
“He never brought charges against the killer,” Mike Brown, Sr. says in the ad. “He never walked the streets of Ferguson with me. He failed to reform the office.”
Bush has spoken often of her time as an activist leader in Ferguson after the fatal shooting and has said it, and the aftermath, prompted her to run for office.
The progressive “Squad” member is facing a tough re-election bid. A June poll released
found Bell ahead of Bush by 1 point, and this week The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board endorsed
Bell in a scathing rebuke of Bush.
Still, in her latest ad, the Browns throw their full support behind Bush.
Bell “used my family for power and now he’s trying to sell out St. Louis,” Brown’s father says. “He doesn’t care about us.”
Brown’s daughter chimes in, closing out the ad with a resounding, “Cori Bush does.”
FBI director stirs skepticism over Trump’s bullet claims
FBI Director Christopher Wray kicked a hornet’s nest when he cast doubt on former President Trump’s claims that he was hit by a bullet in his July 13 assassination attempt.
Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Wray said that “with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that … hit his ear.”
Wray’s remarks drew the ire of Trump, who soon after the shooting said he had been hit by a bullet at the Butler, Pa., rally, and has since framed his survival as an act of divine intervention.
The former president, in a lengthy post on Truth Social
late Thursday, insisted he was indeed hit by a bullet and slammed the FBI as having “lost the confidence” of the United States.
Trump, who nominated Wray as FBI director in 2017, also claimed the agency “never even checked!” as to what caused his injury.
However, Trump has not released medical records, and Wray’s comments haveincreased calls for the former president to prove what caused his injury.
“Donald Trump is clearly using this as part of his campaign. And if he’s lying about whether he was actually shot, that’s something that the American people should know,” said Rep Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), according to CBS News
reporter Scott MacFarlane.
“I’ve waited a while to say this but the burden is now on Trump to show he was shot,” Juliette Kayyem, a former undersecretary for Homeland Security, wrote on X
.
“I can condemn the assassination and still demand truth, especially since Trump is now politicizing taking a bullet,” she added. “Wray has now opened the door; this is not a conspiracy theory. Wray, known for exact phrasing and being careful, didn’t say this on accident. He is begging us to ask.”
The FBI is leading the criminal investigation into the shooting, which killed one rally-goer and seriously injured two others before the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and fierce defender of Trump, sent a letter Friday to Wray pushing him to correct his testimony “immediately.”
“I urge you to immediately correct your statement and acknowledge that President Trump was hit by a bullet rather than glass or shrapnel,” Graham wrote. “As head of the FBI, you should not be creating confusion about such matters, as it further undercuts the agency’s credibility with millions of Americans.”
But no official medical evaluation from a doctor or hospital who treated Trump in the immediate aftermath of the attack has been publicly released.
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & National Security newsletter, I’m Ellen Mitchell — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.
President Biden will discuss how to close the “final gaps” of a cease-fire and hostage-release deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a high-stakes meeting on Thursday, according to a U.S. official. Biden will meet with Netanyahu and the families of hostages held in Gaza on Thursday. Vice President Harris, who Biden endorsed for the 2024 Democratic presidential race after bowing out of reelection, …
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the joint Chinese and Russian aircraft flight near Alaskan airspace a day earlier was the “first time” the U.S. has detected a joint flight between the two nations. Austin, speaking at a press conference at the Pentagon, said it was “not a surprise” to detect the Russian and Chinese aircraft because forces had extensively tracked and monitored the flight, …
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a Pentagon board to review Medal of Honor awards for troops who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, where Native American women and children were killed by U.S. soldiers in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s history. In a Wednesday memo to key staff, Austin directed the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness convene a special panel that will …
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in Tokyo Saturday to participate in the 2024 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee. They will then travel to the Philippines to meet with their counterparts for the fourth U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
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Former President Trump said Friday he intends to return to Butler, Pa., for another campaign rally after his event there earlier this month was cut short by an assassination attempt that left one attendee dead.
“I will be going back to Butler, Pennsylvania for a big and beautiful rally, honoring the soul of our beloved firefighting hero, Corey, and those brave patriots injured two weeks ago. What a day it will be — fight, fight fight! Stay tuned for details,” Trump wrote.
It’s unclear when or where the rally will take place. The Secret Service, which has come under scrutiny in the wake of the Butler rally, has urged Trump and his team against holding outdoor rallies
following the shooting.
Trump held an outdoor rally in Butler on July 13. He was on stage for just a short time before gunshots
rang out.
Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief, was killed in the shooting. An online fundraiser promoted by Trump and his allies in honor of Comperatore and two others wounded in the shooting raised more than $6 million.
The gunman, Thomas Crooks, was also killed.
Trump was grazed in the shooting and emerged from the stage with his ear bloodied. He pumped his fist and yelled “fight!” to the audience as he was hustled away by the Secret Service.
Trump has held multiple campaign events since the shooting, including one in Michigan and one in North Carolina. He has one scheduled for Saturday in Minnesota and next week in Harrisburg, Pa. The former president has worn a bandage
over his ear where he was shot at each of his public appearances since the Butler rally.