Former and future President Donald Trump thanked God for the intervention which saved his life during the assassination attempt in Butler, PA, on July 13.
The infamous events saw shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks narrowly miss the Republican’s head in the shooting from around 130 yards away. Quite remarkably, Trump turned his head at the right moment as he looked towards a television screen, causing the bullet to clip his right ear.
Trump has previously praised divine intervention for the head swivel which ultimately saved his life – something which arose again during his Bedminster press conference on Thursday.
“Have you put much thought into why God save your life? As in, for what purpose has he been shielding and protecting you,” Trump was asked by a reporter.
Describing his near-miss as “a miracle”, Trump referred to the graph regarding the number of illegal immigrants under President Joe Biden’s administration, adding that it was one he uses “less than 20% of the time at the end of the speech.”
“I just talked about it, and I moved to my right, turned sharply to my right, ping!” Trump explained. “And if I didn’t do that, I [wouldn’t be] here with you.
“It’s a miracle, and God has something to do with it. And maybe it’s [because] we want to save the world. This world is going down. This world is going down,” the former president reiterated to cheers from the crowd.”
Trump added that his sons Eric and Don Jr. compared the shooter to missing a “one-foot putt” in golf.
The response resonated strongly with Christian supporters of the Republican nominee.
Others praised Trump’s handling of the press conference.
