How the assassination attempt on Trump unfolded

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

97% : Trump mouthed to the crowd three times, sparking loud cheers from attendees as they rose to their feet upon seeing that Trump was OK.
78% : As Greenwood's "I'm proud to be an American" chorus played in the background, Trump circled the stage, clapping to the audience and pointing at various attendees seated both in front of him as well as in the grandstands behind him.
72% : Trump was wearing a white shirt without a tie, a dark navy suit and his signature red "Make American Great Again" hat.
72% : "This is a big crowd -- this is a big, big, beautiful crowd," Trump said at the start of his speech.
71% : Two and a half hours before Trump took the stage, the rally attendees watched a typical rally pre-show: There was a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem, sung by a 16-year-old teenager.
71% : At 6:05 p.m., the song finished and Trump took to the lectern at the center of the stage.
70% : "He was very upbeat and excited about the rally because it was such a great turnout," said Dave McCormick, the Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania who saw Trump before the shooting.
69% : Trump continued with his speech.
69% : Several agents shouted short commands in succession while they remained on top of Trump.
68% : "Biden and Trump did speak by phone later that evening.  
62% : and Trump clapped and pointed to faces in the crowd before taking the lectern.
61% : But by the time Trump arrived in Butler, attention was turning toward the convention in Milwaukee.
59% : "We're gonna get a good senator," Trump told the crowd, pointing to McCormick and saying he would bring him up on stage a little bit later.
56% : At 6:11 p.m., Trump was six minutes into his speech, looking to his right and looking at the jumbotron displaying immigration statistics.
55% : Five agents swarmed the stage and surrounded Trump on the floor.
53% : 'Wait, wait, wait'Trump was then lifted to his feet by the agents around him.
53% : Trump and the five agents surrounding him walked in unison to the stairs at the left of the stage.
52% : Gene J. Puskar/AP"Let me get my shoes," Trump said again.
50% : Trump is helped off the stage at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
48% : Six minutes into the former president's speech, the gunman took aim at Trump and squeezed the trigger.
47% : Trump grabbed his ear and took a step backward before ducking to the ground.
46% : It's still too soon to determine what security failures may have occurred, such as how the shooter was able to get a clear line of sight to Trump.
44% : Trump lifted his head above the agents surrounding him and raised his fist in the air.
43% : Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening," Trump posted on Truth Social at 8:42 p.m., thanking law enforcement for their quick response and expressing condolences for the attendee who was killed.
41% : "Take a look at that chart," Trump said and pointed to his right - turning in the direction of the building north of him, where Crooks was preparing to take aim at the former president.
41% : Trump raised his fist one last time as he got into the backseat of the vehicle.
39% : "And if you want to really see something this sad," Trump continued, "take a look at what happened...""Pop pop.
39% : Evan Vucci/APAs he so often does, Trump would fill in more details about what happened through his own social media.
34% : "You know that's a little bit old -- that chart, that chart's a couple of months old," Trump told the crowd.
34% : Thirty minutes after he was shot, the Secret Service communications chief posted on X that Trump was "safe," and that the incident was under investigation.
33% : "Let me get my shoes on," Trump said once he was standing."Hold on, your head is bloody," one of the agents told him.
31% : Evan Vucci/AP"It was all of a sudden just chaos," said McCormick, an Army combat veteran, describing the moment the Secret Service converged on the former president, shielding Trump with their own bodies.
26% : Police snipers return fire after shots were fired while Trump was speaking.
26% : Trump stopped once more to raise his fist, pumping it three times before he was carried down the stairs and into his SUV several feet away.
25% : "Trump didn't finish his sentence.
23% : Trump, his ear and face bloodied, was brought to his feet.
22% : Trump ducked to the ground.
22% : Members of the crowd in the bleachers behind Trump ducked, mirroring the former president, their faces a mix of confusion and fear.
18% : The gunman, later identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired multiple shots, including one that Trump said skimmed his ear.
17% : As he did at every rally, Trump quickly began by criticizing Biden, warning about immigrants coming across US borders, and vowing to win Pennsylvania and "take back our country.

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