DONALD Trump WAS hit in the ear by a bullet, the FBI has confirmed - just days after its director suggested he wasn't. Bureau boss Christopher Wray said Wednesday there was "some question" about whether or not it was "a bullet or shrapnel" that hit the former president during an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Trump furiously hit back at the suggestion Thursday night, insisting he was hit in the ear and "hit hard.
" In a statement on Friday evening, the FBI said "what struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle." It comes two days after FBI Director Wray said before Congress that it wasn't clear if Trump's injuries were caused by a bullet or shrapnel . He told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that it was "conceivable" the bullet fired at the former President "in addition to causing the grazing, could have also landed somewhere else.
" Trump has vividly described his injury, saying that he came within "a quarter inch" of death. He also vowed to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where Thomas Crooks , 20, opened fire at his campaign rally, hitting Trump and killing Corey Comperatore, who attended the event with his family. Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social that he would host a "big and beautiful rally honoring the soul of our beloved firefighting hero, Corey, and those brave patriots injured two weeks ago.
"What a day it will.