'If I hadn't turned my head': Donald Trump breaks silence after assassination attempt, talks about how lucky he was

The former American president returned to the assassination attempt he was the victim of six weeks ago in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump recounted on the social network X, during a conversation with Elon Musk, how lucky he was to escape with a wound on his ear.

The images had gone around the world. A former American president, in the middle of a rally to run for a second term, targeted by several gunshots in Butler.

It was July 13. A month later, Donald Trump revisits his assassination attempt in a conversation with Elon Musk broadcast live on X.

A few centimeters from the tragedy

“If I hadn't turned my head, I wouldn't be talking to you right now, even though I love you very much”, said the former head of state, quoted by the AP news agency.

Indeed, Donald Trump had narrowly escaped the tragedy. Although one of the bullets had hit him in the ear, he was not seriously injured. A few seconds later, escorted by his security team, he had been exfiltrated point-blank.

“When I stood up in front of the hand, in front of the raised fist, they didn't know if I was alive. Nobody knew. And when I raised my fist, they were relieved and happy and elated, and the place went crazy,” he recalled.

Assassination attempt

“Tonight, we witnessed what we call an assassination attempt on our former President Donald Trump,,” FBI agent-in-charge Kevin Rojek said in a press conference in Pittsburgh.

President Biden said he was “relieved” to learn that Trump was “safe and well,” and that there was no place for this kind of violence in America.

This was Donald Trump's last rally before the Republican convention, where he was officially nominated as the Party's nominee. Republican for the November election.