2024-07-22 09:59:10
Just five days after being wounded by a bullet that grazed his right ear, the former president Donald Trump He reappeared in public to close the Republican Convention with a flourish.
At the beginning of his speech, the tycoon promised a resounding Republican victory in the upcoming elections. “In four months we will have an incredible victory and we will begin the best four years in the history of our country,” Trump said. He also emphasized his intention to be president “of all of the United States, not just half of it.”
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The surprise of the night came minutes before Trump was set to speak, when his wife Melania unexpectedly entered the convention. The former first lady was greeted with cheers by hundreds of people present, who greeted her enthusiastically.
In his speech, Trump recounted in detail his feelings and experiences during Saturday’s attack in Pennsylvania. Republican delegates and supporters responded with vigorous applause to each of the candidate’s most forceful statements.
“It was a warm, beautiful afternoon in Butler, the music was loud and the campaign was going very well,” Trump said. “I went on stage and everyone was happy. I started off by talking energetically about the great job my administration did on the southern border. Behind me, to the right, was a screen showing a graph with absolutely wonderful numbers.”
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Trump went on to describe the exact moment of the attack: “In order to see the graphics, I turned around like this and I was ready to keep turning around, but luckily I didn’t when I heard a whoosh and something hit my right ear very hard. When I looked at my hand, it was covered in blood, so I dropped to the ground. This is an attack, I thought.”
The former president expressed his gratitude to the Secret Service, who bravely protected him: “The bullets kept coming when I saw the Secret Service, very wonderful people, taking care of me. There was blood, but I felt safe because I felt that God was by my side.”
The candidate highlighted the crowd’s reaction during the attack: “The most amazing thing is that before the shot, if I had not moved my head at that instant, the bullet would have hit its target and I would not be here tonight. The crowd of tens of thousands of people did not move an inch, they knew it was a sniper and they pointed at him.”
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Finally, he praised the actions of the sniper who neutralized the attacker: “The Secret Service agents put themselves in danger, with bullets passing by them inches away, and suddenly everything stopped. Our sniper, with a single bullet, eliminated the assassin, neutralized him. I should not have been here tonight.”
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2024-07-22 09:59:10