‘Bullet Pierced My…’: Donald Trump’s First Reaction After Escaping Assassination Bid

US Presidential Election: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday said he was shot at during his rally in Pennsylvania. In his first statement issued on the social media platform Truth Social, 78-year-old Trump said a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear. He also thanked the US Secret Service for saving his life.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,” Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social app hours after he was rushed off the stage by Secret Service officials.
“I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” Trump said on social media.
“It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country,” Trump added.

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According to Anthony Guglielmi, spokesperson of the US Secret Service, the incident happened around 6:15 pm local time when the suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue.
“US Secret Service personnel neutralised the shooter, who is now deceased. The US Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and Former President Trump is safe. One spectator was killed, and two spectators were critically injured,” he said, adding that this incident is currently under investigation and the Secret Service has notified the FBI.
Trump said nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. 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 realised then what was happening. God bless America!” Trump said.
US President Joe Biden was the first to condemn the assassination attempt against Trump, saying that there is “no place in America for this kind of violence.”
Issuing a statement from Delaware, Joe Biden called for unity across the country after the attack, and called the incident “sick.”
“I’ve been thoroughly briefed by all the agencies in the federal government as to the situation based on what we know now. I have tried to get hold of Donald; he’s with his doctors and doing well. I plan on talking to them shortly; I hope when I get back to the telephone,” Biden said.