Trump credits immigration chart with saving his life, former White House physician says

Former President Donald Trump credited an immigration chart he was looking at with saving his life during Saturday's assassination attempt, his former White House physician told The New York Times on Sunday.

Trump told Texas Republican representative and former White House physician Ronny Jackson that if he hadn't turned his head slightly to look at and point to a chart with statistics on illegal immigration to the US, the bullet that hit him his ear would have hit. the head more directly and killed him, seconds in the NYT. The reflection comes after a would-be assassin climbed onto a nearby rooftop and fired several rounds to the president during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, before being neutralized by US Secret Service agents.

“He says, 'Border Patrol saved my life,'” Jackson told the president in an interview with the NYT. “'I was checking the border patrol letter.' He said, “If I hadn't pointed at that graphic and turned my head to look at it, that bullet would have hit me right in the head.”

The landmark immigration chart shows the huge increase in illegal immigration under the Biden administration, according to the NYT. Since fiscal year 2021, Border Patrol agents have conducted more than seven million encounters with illegal migrants, seconds to the latest data from Customs and Border Protection.

Jackson said his nephew was among the injured, according to reports a statement to X

“My nephew was injured at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the former White House physician said. “Fortunately, his injury was not serious and he is doing well.”

“My family was sitting in the front, near where the president was speaking. They heard shots ring out; my nephew realized he had blood on his neck and something had scraped and cut his neck,” Jackson continued, noting he was later treated at a medical tent.

The FBI has identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Parks, Pennsylvania, a town about 35 miles south of where the campaign rally was held.

REPORT: Donald Trump says a last-millisecond ducking of his head probably saved his life as slow-motion footage shows bullet hitting his ear.

If Trump hadn't moved his head, the bullet likely would have hit the back of his head, ending his life.

Trump says he turned his head to look… pic.twitter.com/uXIEjHIcRA

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 14, 2024

An AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was reportedly recovered next to Crooks' body and explosive devices were located in the vehicle he had been driving. seconds to law enforcement officials. The rifle was bought by the father of the assailant.

A Trump-sanctioned GoFundMe campaign for victims of the shooting has so far raised more than $3 million. seconds on the fundraising website.

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