FBI Confirms Donald Trump Hit by Bullet in Assassination Attempt
Former President Donald Trump was hit by a bullet during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. The FBI confirmed the nature of the injury initially surrounded by doubt. Trump has since used the attack, deemed an assassination attempt, as a major point in his campaign narrative, supported by his former White House doctor.
On July 13, during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, former US President Donald Trump was hit in the right ear by a bullet or a fragment of one, according to the FBI.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the nature of Trump's injury, which initially raised questions.
The gunman fired eight bullets from outside the event's security perimeter, in what the FBI deemed an assassination attempt.
Trump, whose right ear was bloodied, has made the incident a focal point of his campaign, asserting on his Truth Social platform that the FBI statement is the closest to an apology he would get from Director Christopher Wray.
An earlier letter from Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor and current Republican congressman, supported the claim that Trump's wound was from a bullet.
The attack resulted in the injury of two other attendees and the death of a Pennsylvania firefighter, while the gunman was killed by a US Secret Service sniper.
The investigation by The New York Times corroborated Trump’s claim, indicating Trump was hit by one of the first bullets fired.