Donald Trump's Narrow Escape: Inside the Assassination Attempt

Donald Trump recounts his near-death experience after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. In an interview with the New York Post, he described feeling saved by 'luck or by God.' Trump survived with a grazed ear, a 20-year-old gunman was responsible.

Donald Trump has described his survival from an assassination attempt as a 'surreal experience,' feeling that he was saved by 'luck or by God.' The incident occurred during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Trump, 78, shared his account with the New York Post while traveling to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he will be nominated for the November 5 presidential election. He recounted how a bullet that grazed his ear could have killed him, adding that the timing of his head turn was crucial.

A spectator was fatally wounded in the attack, and two others were seriously injured. The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, also died. Trump's aides prevented photographs of his bandaged ear, but he continued speaking after the shooting despite Secret Service urging him to seek medical attention.