On night four of the Republican National Convention, Former President Donald Trump took the stage for the first time since the assassination attempt on his life in Butler, PA.During his speech, Trump recounted the events of his attempted assassination, telling the crowd that he would only tell the story once, calling it “too painful to tell.”
“Let me begin this evening by expressing my gratitude to the American people for your outpouring of love and support following the assassination attempt at my rally on Saturday,” said Trump.
“As you already know, the assassin’s bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life.”
Trump explained that if he had not moved his head to read an immigration chart, a bullet would have perfectly hit its mark.
“In order to see the chart, I started to, like this, turn to my right, and was ready to begin a little bit further turn, which I’m very lucky I didn’t do.”
“I heard a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear. I said to myself, “Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet.”
The Republican nominee remembered putting his hand to his right ear after the shots.
“My hand was covered with blood. Just absolutely blood all over the place. I immediately knew it was very serious. That we were under attack. And in one movement proceeded to drop to the ground.”
“The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at that very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark and I would not be here tonight. We would not be together.”
“I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God.”
After recounting the horrifying details of the attempt on his life, Trump proceeded to give a speech lasting over 90 minutes.
He laid out his agenda to the country while delivering a unifying message for all Americans.
Most notably, Trump declared that the discord and division in the country must be healed and that as Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and shared destiny.
“I am running to be president for all of America, not half of America because there is no victory in winning for half of America.”
Trump formally accepted the Republican Nomination in last night’s speech while reports are circulating that President Biden may soon drop out of the race. According to an Axios report, several top Democrats say that the mounting pressure of party congressional leaders and close friends could persuade President Biden to drop out of the race as soon as this weekend.
Grant Burdette is a contributing writer for Yellowhammer News.
