On July 13, Donald Trump was reportedly hit by glass shards, not a bullet, after a shooting occurred at scheduled rally in Pennsylvania. According to law enforcement, a bullet hit a teleprompter and Trump was grazed by glass shards.
Trump appeared to bleed from his ear as he was rushed off of the stage by secret service agents.
However, Trump claimed that he was shot on his social media platform writing, “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,” he wrote on his social media site.”
At least one attendee was pronounced dead and two others were critically injured. Secret Service agents reportedly killed the suspected the shooter.
President Joe Biden reportedly spoke with Trump following the incident. He also released a statement condemning gun violence.