President Donald Trump during Monday’s inauguration speech said that he believes that a survived assassination attempt in July 2024 at a rally was a sign by God to “make America great again.”
Trump survived a shooting during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that injured his right ear and left one man dead and two others injured. In the incident, Trump turned his head slightly as the bullet passed by his head but struck him in the ear.
In the speech on Monday, Trump said he believes he was saved from the assassination attempt on him for a reason.
“Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear, but I felt then, and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God,” he said, recounting the incident….