{"id":2295152,"date":"2024-07-15T09:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hit-so-hard-that-his-shoes-fell-off-as-secret-service-rushed-to-save-him-im-supposed-to-be-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T09:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:12:58","slug":"trump-hit-so-hard-that-his-shoes-fell-off-as-secret-service-rushed-to-save-him-im-supposed-to-be-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hit-so-hard-that-his-shoes-fell-off-as-secret-service-rushed-to-save-him-im-supposed-to-be-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Hit &#8216;So Hard&#8217; That His &#8216;Shoes Fell Off&#8217; as Secret Service Rushed to Save Him &#8211; &#8216;I&#8217;m Supposed to Be Dead&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hit-so-hard-that-his-shoes-fell-off-as-secret-service-rushed-to-save-him-im-supposed-to-be-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c summary\u200c is\u200b about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-govt-blames-shiite-groups-for-botched-attack-on-prime-minister-2\/\" title=\"Iraqi Govt. blames Shi\u2019ite groups for botched attack on prime minister\">recent assassination attempt<\/a> \u2064on former President Donald Trump. The incident occurred at a\u200d rally in Pennsylvania where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seal-sets-dem-reverend-straight-after-he-mocked-armed-churchgoers\/\" title=\"Former SEAL Sets Dem Reverend Straight After He Mocked Armed Churchgoers\">gunman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">opened fire<\/a><\/a>, injuring\u200d Trump. Despite the seriousness of the\u200b wounds, Trump survived the attack, \u2062attributing it to\u2063 a miracle. He expressed gratitude towards the Secret Service for their swift response \u2062and protection. Trump also highlighted the surreal experience of the event, including the\u2063 moment when his shoes were knocked off by the agents. The summary concludes with a\u2062 note emphasizing the importance of the upcoming election in\u200d 2024 and the need for unity among Americans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 15, 2024 at 5:14am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It was the shot that rattled America over the weekend \u2014 although it seems to have rattled its target\u2019s footwear more than it rattled the target.<\/p>\n<p>In his first interview since a bullet from a would-be assassin\u2019s rifle ripped through his right ear, former President Donald Trump told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/14\/us-news\/grateful-defiant-trump-recounts-surreal-assassination-attempt-at-rally-im-supposed-to-be-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> it was a \u201cvery surreal experience\u201d and recounted how his shoes got knocked off.<\/p>\n<p>The presumptive GOP presidential candidate was at a rally in the Pittsburgh suburb of Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday when a gunman, identified by authorities as 20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-assassin-identified-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/a> of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, opened fire on him.<\/p>\n<p>The wounds to Trump were serious but not life-threatening. Tragically, that wasn\u2019t the case for several in the audience, with one man killed and two others in critical condition as of Saturday night, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The perpetrator was killed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/screen-shot-bidens-secret-service-directors-profile-says-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> agents after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters aboard his private plane as he traveled from New Jersey to Milwaukee for this week\u2019s Republican National Convention, Trump offered a glimpse of what transpired on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this. He called it a miracle,\u201d the former president said, a bandage covering his ear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not supposed to be here. I\u2019m supposed to be dead,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI\u2019m supposed to be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said he would be if he had not turned his head slightly to the right to read a chart on illegal immigrants,\u201d the Post reported. \u201cAt that instant, what would have been a kill shot instead tore off a small piece of his ear and splattered blood on his forehead and cheek.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former president said that while Secret Service members led him off stage, he insisted he continue giving the speech, a la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-teddy-roosevelt-warned-us-110-years-ago-situation-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teddy Roosevelt<\/a> after he was wounded before a campaign speech during the 1912 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>It being 112 years since then and precautionary standards having changed, the Secret Service wasn\u2019t going to allow that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to keep speaking, but I just got shot,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Secret Service agents swarmed upon him as if they were \u201clinebackers\u201d as soon as the shooting began.<\/p>\n<p>That football-esque tenacity is also responsible for one of the more memorable moments of the fracas, the former president said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they gave the all-clear that the shooter was down, Trump could be heard telling his agents several times to \u2018let me get my shoes\u2019 as they tried to quickly usher him to safety,\u201d the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>The reason he needed to get those shoes? The Secret Service linebackers managed to jar them loose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agents hit me so hard that my shoes fell off, and my shoes are tight,\u201d he told the Post, smiling.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s staff didn\u2019t allow photos of the bandaged president \u2014 although one from Saturday pretty much says it all:<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s Trump, shoes apparently back where they belong, holding up his fist and mouthing \u201cfight!\u201d to the audience in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/got-gun-new-video-shows-rallygoers-warning-law-enforcement-trump-shooter-tragedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump won\u2019t be stopped.<br \/> America can\u2019t be broken.<br \/> Pray for our country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBHvM1yICk\">pic.twitter.com\/PBHvM1yICk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahHuckabee\/status\/1812255586181845306?\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people say it\u2019s the most iconic photo they\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d the former president said. \u201cThey\u2019re right, and I didn\u2019t die. Usually you have to die to have an iconic picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also commended the job the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/photo-shows-secret-service-agent-rally-attack-wasnt-protecting-trump-disgraceful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> did in protecting him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey took him out with one shot right between the eyes,\u201d Trump said of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-trump-shooter-dead-bloody-disaster-pennsylvania-rally-da-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooter<\/a>, pointing to the bridge of his nose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did a fantastic job,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s surreal for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the Trumps, for Republicans, and for all Americans, we couldn\u2019t agree more with that last sentence. Now, the question turns to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bongino-breaks-woke-secret-service-failures-point-point-absolutely-chilling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how it <em>got<\/em><\/a>  that surreal.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his first interview since surviving an assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump described the experience as surreal and mentioned how his shoes got knocked off during the incident. The shooter, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania, injuring Trump but causing fatalities and critical injuries to others in the audience. Despite the seriousness of his injuries, Trump insisted on continuing his speech before being taken to safety by Secret Service agents. He praised the agents for their quick response and commended their actions in neutralizing the shooter. The incident has raised concerns about the upcoming election and the importance of supporting independent media outlets like The Western Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":2295153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4002,34163,16271,3634],"class_list":["post-2295152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-attack","tag-secret-service","tag-shoes","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}