It was hot and loud that afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump begins.
– I went on stage and the audience cheered, everyone was happy. To my right was a large screen showing migration statistics. When I was going to check it, I heard a whistling sound and felt something over my ear. I immediately realized it must be a bullet and soon saw that my hand was covered in blood, he says.
“Blood Everywhere”
During the time that Trump told about the assassination attempt, spectators were filmed with tears in their eyes. He said that he shouldn’t really be standing on the stage giving this closing speech, that it is with God’s help that he is doing it.
– I threw myself on the ground and as the bullets continued to fly over me, brave Secret Service personnel ran onto the stage and threw themselves over me to protect me. There was blood everywhere but I still felt very safe because I had God on my side.
“Didn’t want to leave me”
Trump also praised the crowd in Pennsylvania who pointed at the shooter and didn’t panic when the shooting started.
– Tens of thousands of people were there but no one was trampled. The reason is that they knew I was in grave danger. They saw the blood and probably thought I was dead, and didn’t want to leave me.
During the speech, Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination to appoint him as the presidential candidate. He also talked about how he intends to unite the United States, that he will become the president of the entire country.
– There is no victory in winning half of America.