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(NewsNation) — Following the astir superior effort to assassinate a president oregon statesmanlike campaigner since Ronald Reagan, erstwhile President Donald Trump was taken to a section Pennsylvania infirmary earlier flying to New Jersey, landing soon aft midnight astatine Newark Liberty International Airport.
Video posted by an adjutant showed the erstwhile president deplaning his backstage pitchy flanked by U.S. Secret Service agents and heavy equipped members of the agency’s counter-assault team, an unusually disposable amusement of unit by his protective detail.
Trump’s run said the presumptive GOP nominee was doing “fine” aft the shooting, which helium said pierced the precocious portion of his close ear.
“I knew instantly that thing was incorrect successful that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and instantly felt the slug ripping done the skin. Much bleeding took place,” helium wrote connected his societal media site.
Despite the effort connected his life, Trump said helium volition inactive beryllium attending the Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee wherever is expected to judge his party's information for president erstwhile again.
"Based connected yesterday’s unspeakable events, I was going to hold my travel to Wisconsin, and The Republican National Convention, by 2 days, but person conscionable decided that I cannot let a “shooter,” oregon imaginable assassin, to unit alteration to scheduling, oregon thing else. Therefore, I volition beryllium leaving for Milwaukee, arsenic scheduled, astatine 3:30 P.M. TODAY. Thank you! DJT," helium posted to societal media.
President Joe Biden concisely addressed the federation Sunday day aft a Situation Room briefing astir the shooting.
