2024-07-19 13:19:55
Amid the assassination attempt on the newly appointed Republican presidential candidate Donald TrumpAfter tracking down an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate him and Elon Musk announcing that he would donate a multimillion-dollar sum to his campaign, a new video reveals how close the former US president came to dying.
Through the account of The Spectator IndexA split-screen clip of just nine seconds shows the trajectory of the fired bullet and the turn that the New York politician made that saved his life. On one side, the real image is seen; in contrast, a 3D model is shown that recreates the tense seconds between Trump’s head and the missile that was projected.
New video shows trajectory of bullet as Trump turned his head. pic.twitter.com/eoetavYicC
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 16, 2024
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Although it is not noticeable due to the length of the video, when the complete material is recovered and compared with the clip in question, it is more than noticeable that this sudden, perhaps unexpected, turn of the head, saved his lifebecause according to what the videos show, the bullet could have ended up going through the Republican’s skull.
Therefore, he was only removed from the scene with a wound to his right ear. Agents of the Secret Service He was escorted from the moment the shots were heard until he was in the hospital where he was treated. By Monday, Donald Trump had reappeared in the public eye with his security reinforced and a kind of bandage covering much of his injured ear.
Recounting the facts
The attempted assassination of the Republican presidential candidate occurred last Saturday, July 13, during a rally that took place in Butler, PensilvaniaIt was through social media that gunshots were reported during the event.
Although wounded, after the moment of shock, Trump raised his fist while surrounded by his security and gave signs of strength to his parishioners. It was then that the photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Mills He captured the photograph that went around the world and served as a patriotic amulet for the Republicans.
At the scene, the 20-year-old attacker identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks was shot down. The death of a man who was at the event was also reported, and a couple of people were injured. The former US president did not suffer serious injuries and is now carrying out his activities as usual, although with more security.
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2024-07-19 13:19:55