Donald Trump’s celebrity pals are hailing the former president as a “warrior” after a would-be assassin fired a bullet that nearly ended his life on Saturday . Trump’s right ear was clipped by a slug fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks from a rooftop during a Pennsylvania campaign rally north of Pittsburgh over the weekend. Crooks’ gunfire killed one spectator before he was neutralized by law enforcement.
The shooter’s motive remains a mystery, but on Sunday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to detail the scary attack, telling followers he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” “I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Trump wrote. “Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured.
It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.
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, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!” Notable names from the world of entertainment were quick to praise the presu.