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began his speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday by telling the story of his brush with death less than a week prior.
Speaking in a calm, subdued tone, and still wearing a white bandage on his ear, the former president started by saying it was a “warm beautiful day” in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was holding a rally on Saturday.“I heard a loud whizzing sound, and felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear,” Trump said. “I said to myself, ‘Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet.’ And moved my right hand to my ear, brought it down. My hand was covered with blood.
It was the most detailed account of the assassination attempt Trump has given. He commended his supporters for remaining in place instead of running for their own lives because, he said, they were concerned for him. A Secret Service sniper, he said, then killed the would-be assassin with a single shot.“The crowd was confused, because they thought I was dead, and there was great, great sorrow,” Trump continued. “I could see that on their faces.
The screen behind Trump soon displayed the iconic Associated Press photo of the former president raising his fist after Secret Service agents lifted him to his feet.
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