By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
Former President Donald J. Trump called upon America to “stand united” in an early-morning Truth Social post Sunday, following an assassination attempt on his life Saturday.
Mr. Trump had begun only brief remarks Saturday afternoon in Butler, Penn., when shots from an assassin’s rifle, interrupting a campaign rally in rural, western Pennsylvania, could be heard on TV broadcasts.
“We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our faith and defiant in the face of wickedness,” Mr. Trump wrote on his social media platform. “Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed.”
As Mr. Trump asked the crowd if he could go “off-script”, he presented a chart of border crossing data and the sound of gunfire could be heard on the broadcast. After reaching for his right ear, he dove for cover and when the Secret Service allowed Mr. Trump up to be rushed to a vehicle, he appeared to have blood on his face and coming from the ear, but no other noticeable injury. He pumped his fist to the crowd in a defiant act presumed to indicate he was not seriously harmed and seemed to say, “Fight! Fight!”
“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united, and show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined, and not allowing evil to win,” Mr. Trump wrote Sunday morning on Truth. “I truly love our country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our great nation this week from Wisconsin.”
The Republican National Convention is July 15-18 in Milwaukee, Wisc., where Mr. Trump is expected to be nominated as the party’s choice for President in possibly a unanimous move by delegates.
Mr. Trump credited “God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.”