What We Do and Don't Know About Trump's Ear Wound

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "In a private phone call with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that was posted online, Trump said that in the moment, the object whizzing past him at the rally felt like "the world's largest mosquito.
56% : "He said that Trump received a thorough evaluation -- including a CT scan -- at Butler Memorial Hospital, and will undergo further evaluations, including a hearing test.
54% : In a speech at the Republican convention on July 18, Trump, the Republican nominee, said that a bullet "came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life.""I said to myself, wow, what was that, it can only be a bullet, and moved my right hand to my ear, brought it down," he said.
50% : Trump has made some comments about his experience.
39% : "In a social media post after the rally on July 13, Trump wrote, "I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.
38% : Read More: America's Political Violence CrisisIn the immediate aftermath of the shooting in Butler, Pa., Trump was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital, but his team did not share details of his wound or care.
33% : In the letter, Jackson said Trump had a 2 cm-wide gunshot wound in the right ear from a high-powered rifle.
32% : On July 20, a week after the shooting, Trump shared a signed letter from former White House physician Ronny Jackson, now a Republican congressman from Texas, who released new details about the injury and claimed that the wound was caused by a gunshot wound.
29% : Doctors at the hospital were not made available for a press conference or questions, and Trump has not released his medical records from the treatment.

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