Donald Trump Says ‘I’m Supposed to Be Dead’ in First Interview After Assassination Attempt
variety.comEllise Shafer Donald Trump has given his first interview since he was the target of an assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.
Speaking to The New York Post on Sunday from his private plane en route to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Trump said: “I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead.” The presidential candidate was rushed off stage at a rally in Butler, Pa.
after he was struck in the ear by a bullet, the U.S. Secret Service said on Saturday. One person in the crowd was killed by the gunfire and two were critically injured.
The shooter was killed by Secret Service personnel, authorities said. In the interview, Trump — who the Post said was wearing a bandage over his ear — called the shooting a “very surreal experience.” “The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle,” he told the Post.
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