In an excerpt from the upcoming book \u20182024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,\u2019 obtained by The Washington Post, Trump opened up about what really went on behind the scenes after the attempt on his life.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump details hospital moments after assassination attempt in new book<\/h2>\n
Donald Trump had just taken the stage at a campaign rally on July 13 when 20-year-old\u00a0Thomas Matthew Crooks\u00a0opened fire from the rooftop of a building roughly 100 yards away. Secret Service agents immediately tackled Trump to the ground and rushed him to the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrump was sitting up in bed, still wearing his suit. A bandage covered his ear. There was blood everywhere,\u201d the book reveals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was bleeding like a b****,\u201d he told the authors in a later interview. The bleeding was so intense that even his closest aides feared he\u2019d been shot multiple times.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey thought I had four or five bullets in me because there was so much blood,\u201d he said, referring to his inner circle, future White House Chief of Staff\u00a0Susie Wiles, future Communications Head Steven Cheung, and future Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino.<\/p>\n
But it wasn\u2019t long before the jokes started flying. The three soon realized Trump was alright \u201cbecause he started making jokes\u201d in his hospital bed, the book adds.<\/p>\n
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Fox Nation\u2019s recent docu-special, \u2018Art of the Surge: The Donald Trump Comeback,\u2019 brought renewed attention to the dramatic moment with never-before-seen drone footage of the rally and the Secret Service\u2019s frantic response.<\/p>\n
Trump reflected on just how close he came to death that day. \u201c130 yards is like sinking a one-foot putt,\u201d he told the outlet, referring to the sniper\u2019s distance. \u201cIt\u2019s considered really close.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it wasn\u2019t just a brush with death, it was the turning point of his 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Trump wasn\u2019t just a candidate, he was a survivor. Even some of his most unlikely former critics came forward.\u00a0Jeff Bezos\u00a0and\u00a0Mark Zuckerberg, two of Trump\u2019s most vocal Silicon Valley adversaries, changed their tune after witnessing him take a bullet and live to pump his fist moments later.<\/p>\n
\u201cBezos said Trump\u2019s instincts showed who he was, and he wanted them to have a friendship,\u201d the book notes. Susie Wiles herself was floored. \u201cBefore, some of these people wouldn\u2019t give him the time of day. Trump loved it. He was having a great time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Zuckerberg was starstruck. The Facebook founder said that seeing Trump \u201cpump his fist in the air\u201d after getting shot was \u201cone of the most badass things\u201d he\u2019d seen in his life.<\/p>\n
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Trump even had a brief, civil phone call with then-President Joe Biden, who was still recovering from a bruising debate performance just weeks earlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exchange was awkward after their tense debate just two weeks earlier,\u201d the book recounts. \u201cThe call was brief. But Trump described it as \u2018very nice, actually.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
After getting patched up, Trump was discharged and flown to his Bedminster, New Jersey estate, where\u00a0Melania Trump\u00a0was waiting to greet her battle-scarred husband.<\/p>\n BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA: It\u2019s been nearly a year since that jaw-dropping moment in\u00a0Butler, Pennsylvania, when a would-be assassin took aim at then-candidate\u00a0Donald Trump. In an excerpt from the upcoming book \u20182024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,\u2019 obtained by The Washington Post, Trump opened up about what really went on behind…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/healthy-extra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/everteta.png\")
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