Published 08:35 IST, July 19th 2024

'My Hand Was Covered With Blood... I Knew We Were Under Attack': Trump On Assassination Bid

Donald Trump, on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, narrates the day of attack.

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Milwaukee: Donald Trump narrates in detail, the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania. 

He acknowledged that it is too painful for him to tell and that he wouldn't say all this again. 

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Before narrating how the day of the assassination bid panned out, Trump accepted the party's nomination for President.

 

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‘Felt Something Hit Me Really Hard’: Donald Trump

"Revisiting the horrific day of attack, Donald Trump began with saying, “I started to turn to my right, and was ready to begin a little bit further turn, which I’m very lucky I didn’t do, when I heard a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard, on my right year. I said to myself ‘wow what was that, it can only be a bullet.”

‘We Were Under Attack’

He further added, “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 that it was very serious, that we were under attack and proceeded to drop to the ground as bullets continued to fly.”

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He said brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage “and pounded on top of me so that I would be protected.”

“There were blood pouring everywhere but yet, in a certain way, I felt very safe because I had God on my side,” he added.

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‘I Would Not Be Here Tonight’

"The amazing thing is prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at that very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark and I would not be here tonight. We would not be together."

He again said, "I’m not supposed to be here tonight — not supposed to be here,” to which the crowd responded,“Yes, you are.”

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Trump reiterated, “Thank you, but I’m not. And I’ll tell you, I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of Almighty God.”

Trump Praises His Supporters Who Were Present at the Rally

‘This massive crowd of tens of thousands of people stood by and didn’t move an inch. In fact, many of them bravely but automatically stood up looking for where the sniper would be’, he said. 

08:11 IST, July 19th 2024