Former President Donald Trump spoke publicly for the first time since Saturday’s assassination attempt and said the event changed his outlook on life and strengthened his faith in God.
The GOP presidential nominee made the remarks Wednesday at the premiere of Citizens United’s film “Trump’s Rescue Mission: Saving America” at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Happening now – @realDonaldTrump speaks at the World Premier Movie “Trump’s Rescue Mission: Saving America”. https://t.co/i9IWAXF99x pic.twitter.com/VrBgQCFVhG
— Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) July 17, 2024
“You say, ‘How did that happen?’ But I got lucky. God was with me, I tell you,” he said amid audience chants of “Fight! Fight! Fight!”
He continued, “That’s what they call a close call. That was an amazing, horrible thing. Amazing thing. And in many ways, it changes your attitude, your viewpoint on life. And I think, honestly, I think you appreciate God even more. I really do.
“Because something — something happened. Something happened. Not that it was pleasant. It wasn’t like it was a complete miss, but it was — it’s pretty terrible that that can happen. And it happens too often. … The crime in our country is so bad. … We’re gonna fix it.”
Trump speaks publicly for the first time after getting shot 🙏🏼
“God was with me.”
“In many ways it changes your attitude, your viewpoint on life. And I think, honestly, I think you appreciate God even more.”
God Bless @realDonaldTrump 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8GwMAA5W1j
— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) July 17, 2024
Photos and videos from the event posted on X showed an enthusiastic crowd warmly welcoming Trump with cheers and applause.
What a crowd 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸https://t.co/6mqklBQUzA pic.twitter.com/L0FjjAVqIr
— Trump Saves America Movie (@theDJTmovie) July 17, 2024
President @realDonaldTrump stops by the film premier of “Trump’s Rescue Mission: Saving America” pic.twitter.com/0XAhG0Lvdm
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) July 17, 2024
It is now four days after the Trump assassination attempt, and the public is no closer to understanding how the Secret Service could have botched its protection detail so egregiously.
With each passing hour, disturbing new details emerge about outrageous negligence and inexcusable security lapses committed by the agency.
The Secret Service’s refusal to release information or fire anyone has fueled speculation that the agency is engaged in a sinister cover-up.
Among the most damning revelations came former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino, who said he was told that the rooftop from which Thomas Crooks shot at Trump was supposed to be manned, but that person never showed up.
Do you think the shooting changed Trump’s perspective on life?
So the station remained unmanned, exposing Trump and rallygoers to an assassin’s bullets.
“I was also told that the Secret Service director has been given instructions from the administration and the DHS secretary: ‘If you wanna keep your job, you’ll keep your mouth shut about this,’” Bongino said Tuesday.
It’s impossible to overstate how much of a miracle we experienced on July 13th.
This is how close we came.
I can’t stop watching. pic.twitter.com/9jM0gtEgmH
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 16, 2024
Trump was right: God protected him. It certainly wasn’t the inept Secret Service under incompetent director Kimberly Cheatle.
