Former President Trump was struck by a bullet during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2021.
The FBI has confirmed that Trump was hit by a bullet or bullet fragment in his ear.
The shooting incident caused concerns about security at political rallies and the Secret Service has since increased its presence.
Former President Donald Trump was struck by a bullet during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2021. The FBI has confirmed that Trump was indeed hit by a bullet or bullet fragment in his ear.
The shooting incident occurred when Trump was delivering remarks at the rally. A gunman opened fire and the Secret Service quickly intervened, killing the assailant and ensuring the safety of Trump and other attendees. Initially, there were conflicting reports about whether Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel from a teleprompter.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress that it was unclear what had struck Trump's ear, but later the FBI confirmed that a bullet did indeed strike the former president. The FBI is continuing to investigate the shooting incident and has not yet determined where exactly the bullet came from or how it managed to hit Trump.
Trump himself has repeatedly asserted that he was struck by a bullet, stating in an interview after the incident, “What I heard was a loud whizzing sound and then felt something hit me really hard on my right ear. I said to myself, ‗Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet.‗”
The shooting incident caused quite an uproar and raised concerns about security at political rallies. The Secret Service has since increased its presence at such events to ensure the safety of candidates and attendees.
Former President Trump was struck by a bullet during the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2022.
The FBI confirmed that a bullet hit Trump’s ear.
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The article does not contain any clear examples of bias towards a specific political ideology, religion, or monetary gain. However, the author does use language that depicts Trump's supporters as conspiracy theorists and suggests that their doubts about the nature of Trump's injury are reckless and damaging to the FBI's credibility. This could be seen as an attempt to discredit those with opposing viewpoints.
Anyone who believes the conspiracies, is either mentally deficient or willfully peddling falsehoods for political reasons.
The suggestion that Trump’s ear was bloodied by anything other than a bullet is reckless.
Former President Donald Trump was struck by a bullet or bullet fragment during a political rally in Butler, Pa. on July 13, 2021.
The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Trump was killed by the Secret Service.
FBI Director Christopher Wray initially stated it was unclear whether Trump’s ear injury was caused by a bullet or shrapnel, but later confirmed that a bullet did indeed strike Trump.
Former President Donald Trump was struck by a bullet during an assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024.
The FBI has confirmed that a bullet hit Trump’s ear.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified in Congress that it was unclear whether Trump’s ear was hit by a bullet or something else. However, this statement was disputed by former White House physician Ronny Jackson who treated Trump after the incident and confirmed it was a bullet wound.
