Sporting a new tanned ear bandage following the failed attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump claimed, “I took a bullet for democracy,” a week later. He also broke the promise he made in his convention speech to never talk about the shooting again because he said it was “too painful” for him to recount. “I begin this evening with a very special thanks to Americans nationwide including all of you here today for your extraordinary outpouring of love and support in the wake of the horrific last Saturday event,” Trump began.
“And when you think of it, it was exactly one week ago today, almost to the hour, even to the minute,” he said. “Terrible, incredible. What a day it was.
As I said earlier this week, I stand before you only by the grace of Almighty God. I shouldn't be here.” “They keep saying, ‘he’s a threat to democracy,’” Trump explained to the crowd.
“I’m saying, ‘what the hell did I do for Democracy? Last week I took a bullet for democracy. What did I do against Democracy? Crazy,” he continued to a roaring crowd during his rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday night. “Crazy.
” The reported crowd of over 10,000 had chanted, “fight, fight, fight,” a reference to the iconic moment when the former president appeared from a huddle of Secret Service agents after narrowly surviving the assassination attempt and fist pumped the air while shouting the famous phrase. Trump made reference to the victims of the .