President Donald Trump forced Secret Service agents to wait before rushing him off stage following a possible assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday — and pumped his fist with defiance, repeating the word “fight.”
It was an instantly iconic moment: Trump’s ear bloody and his face streaked with blood as he stared into the crowd of supporters in Butler, Pa.
Trump pumped his fist with defiance, repeating the word “fight.” Getty Images
It was an instantly iconic moment: Trump’s ear bloody and his face streaked with blood as he stared into the crowd of supporters in Butler, Pa. REUTERSAs Secret Service surrounded and prepared to rush him off the rally stage in Butler, Penn., Trump could be heard urging his detail to “wait wait wait,” before wresting his arm free from the cluster of security to make the instantly historic gesture. APRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after being shot.Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. APTrump gestures as he is assisted by security personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS
As his Secret Service surrounded him and prepared to rush him off the rally stage in Butler, Penn., Trump could be heard urging his detail to “wait wait wait,” before wresting his arm free from the cluster of security to make the instantly historic gesture.
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He then waved to the cheers of still-rattled supporters as the Secret Service brought him offstage to safety.
