In a televised interview with Fox News, Donald Trump shared details of a conversation with Joe Biden after surviving an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The attacker, identified as Thomas Crooks, targeted Trump, who sustained an injury to his right ear but remarkably escaped the situation.
During the conversation, Biden reportedly told Trump, “‘You’re lucky you turned to the right,’” a remark Trump shared with the audience, highlighting the president’s response to the harrowing event.
Biden, in a subsequent interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, referred to their exchange as “very cordial”, emphasizing the support and prayers from him and his wife Jill for Trump and his family in the aftermath of the incident.
The assassination attempt sparked a flurry of political discourse, with some pointing fingers at Biden for his misplaced remark about putting “Trump in a bullseye” to donors shortly before the attack. Despite the controversy, Biden admitted to Holt that using the term “bullseye” was a mistake, clarifying that his intention was to focus on Trump’s policies and actions rather than incite violence.
As the investigation into Crooks’ motivations continues, the incident remains a focal point of discussion among political figures and the public, underscoring the charged and divisive political climate.
