Former US President Donald Trump, who survived an assassination attempt, said he "supposed to be dead," recalling the horrific moment when a potential assassin shot him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. He said this in an interview with The New York Post, UNN reports.
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The former US President reportedly shared a "very surreal experience" that nearly ended his life during an interview aboard his private jet en route to Milwaukee for the US Republican National Convention.
"The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle," said Trump, who was sporting a large, loose white bandage that covered his right ear. His staff insisted that no photos be taken.
"I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead," Trump said. "I’m supposed to be dead."
Trump has already arrived in Milwaukee.
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Earlier, Trump gave his first interview since the assassination attempt to the Washington Examiner and said that he had decided to rewrite his upcoming convention speech.
In an interview with the AP, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said he would now call for new efforts at national unity, noting that he had received calls from people with different political views.
"This is a chance to unite the whole country, even the whole world. The speech will be completely different, completely different than it would have been two days ago," he said.
Trump also recalled the moment when a bullet pierced the top of his right ear. He said he was saved from death because he turned away from the crowd and looked at a screen showing a chart he was talking about.