{"id":3590,"date":"2024-07-14T05:55:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T05:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3590"},"modified":"2024-07-14T05:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T05:55:30","slug":"breaking-assassination-attempt-trump-shot-in-head-at-pennsylvania-rally-raises-defiant-fist-before-secret-services-rushes-him-offstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3590","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING\u2026.ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: Trump Shot in Head At Pennsylvania Rally, Raises Defiant Fist Before Secret Services Rushes Him Offstage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt.jpg\" data-caption=\"AP Photo.\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP-photo-trump-assassination-attempt-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" alt=\"\" title=\"AP photo trump assassination attempt\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AP Photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Early reports say former President Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt during a Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday afternoon. Multiple shots could be heard off stage, and after the first couple, Trump grabbed his neck and fell to the ground. The Secret Service protective detail immediately swarmed him to shield him from additional shots.<\/p>\n<p>After a cursory check, they allowed President Trump to rise to his feet. He stood, clearly bleeding from a wound to the side of the head, possibly the ear. The detail wanted to hustle him to safety, but he stopped them and raised a defiant fist while mouthing something to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the crowd went wild.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the media has to butcher the reporting. Here\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/trump-rushed-offstage-after-sounds-of-gunfire-erupt-at-rally\/\"><em>NY Post\u2019s<\/em> \u201ccoverage\u201d<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Former President Trump was shot in the side of the head on stage at a rally in an apparent assassination attempt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What sounded like gunshots rang out just about five minutes into his speech shortly after 6 p.m., sending Trump to the ground as Secret Service agents jumped in to cover him. Sources said the investigation is ongoing and they are looking into if the shots were from a BB gun.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sure. A BB gun.<\/p>\n<p>For more serious reporting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/trump-bleeding-rushed-stage-after-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally\"><em>ZeroHedge<\/em> had this<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Donald Trump appears to have been shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.\u00a0<strong>The former President could be seen grabbing his neck and then falling to the ground<\/strong>\u00a0as the sound of shots rang out.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>SHOTS FIRED AT THE PA TRUMP RALLY. PLEASE PRAY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DQke2Ua5BC\">pic.twitter.com\/DQke2Ua5BC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1812249229902880976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em> Trump was seen standing back up with blood on his face, and was led off stage by the Secret Service, who could be heard shouting \u201c<strong>get down<\/strong>\u201d during the incident.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Listen carefully to the communication between agents caught on the hot mic at the podium.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolute living legend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1f80zvHuY8\">pic.twitter.com\/1f80zvHuY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Asuka Groyper \ud83d\udeac (@asukagrypr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asukagrypr\/status\/1812251201305735303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNZycKJY0h\">pic.twitter.com\/tNZycKJY0h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatiePavlich\/status\/1812255910921654525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Notice the headline CNN about the \u201cmostly peaceful assassination attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547637\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-547637\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-700x663.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-696x659.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-444x420.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CNN-Trump-assassination-coverage-560x530.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boch screen capture of CNN.com at 6:35pm Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the rest of the old guard media were reporting it as a \u201cdisturbance\u201d or \u201cloud noises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/nationworld\/donald-trump-whisked-off-stage-in-pennsylvania-after-apparent-gunshots-rang-through-the-crowd\/\">AP says<\/a> would-be assassin is dead, along with one rally attendee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>BUTLER, Pa. (AP) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0campaign said in a statement that the former president was \u201cfine\u201d after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cPresident Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,\u201d spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. \u201cHe is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Secret Service said in a statement that \u201cthe former President is safe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said in a phone interview that the suspected gunman was dead and at least one rally attendee was killed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers during his last rally before the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/republican-national-convention\">Republican National Convention<\/a>\u00a0opens Monday when the apparent shots began.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>As the first pop rang out, Trump said, \u201cOh,\u201d and grabbed his ear as two more pops could be heard and he crouched down.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<\/aside>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Someone could be heard saying near the microphone at Trump\u2019s lectern, \u201cGet down, get down, get down, get down!\u201d as agents tackled the former president. They piled atop him to shield him with their bodies, as is their training protocol, as other agents took up positions on stage to search for the threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Screams were heard in the crowd of several thousand people. The bangs continued as agents tended to him on stage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Trump got to his feet moments later and could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his face. There appeared to be blood on his face.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The crowd cheered as he got back up and pumped his fist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a video of a man who says he\u2019s an ER physician who worked on one of the two wounded persons.\u00a0 It starts at 43:56 in this Rumble video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v54hz25\/?pub=2ngzq1&amp;start=2636\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v54i6r1\/?pub=2ngzq1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE #2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed lazyload\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/112782066045321247\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/breaking-assassination-attempt-trump-shot-in-head-at-pennsylvania-trump-rally-raises-defiant-fist-before-secret-services-rushes-him-offstage\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AP Photo. Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 Early reports say former President Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt during a Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday afternoon. Multiple shots could be heard off stage, and after the first couple, Trump grabbed his neck and fell to the ground. 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