Trump was shot, bullet struck his ear; gunman & audience member dead

Former President Donald Trump was rushed offstage after shots were fired at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening. Trump said in a social media post that he was injured when a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear.

The Secret Service says Trump is now safe, and he was checked at a local hospital before leaving a few hours later. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., told CBS News’ Robert Costa that his father is “doing fine.”

The U.S. Secret Service confirmed two people are dead — the gunman and an audience member — and two spectators were critically injured. State police said the shooting victims were all men; their names were not released.

“U.S. Secret Service personnel neutralized the shooter, who is now deceased,” the agency said.

Reporters heard numerous shots and Secret Service rushed the stage. Video captured by CBS News shows Trump touching his ear and then crouching to the ground. Some blood could be seen on his face.

Key Points

Former President Donald Trump was rushed offstage after shots were fired at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening

• Trump said in a social media post that he was injured when a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear
• The Secret Service says Trump is now safe, and he was checked at a local hospital before leaving a few hours later
• , told CBS News’ Robert Costa that his father is “doing fine

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• I’m very, very upset for the supporters of him who were injured or even lost their lives
• I do think that President Trump’s instincts were absolutely incredible
• He decided to show everybody that was there, not just, he knew in the moment that he was, all eyes of the world are on him
• And he showed the world strength and it was like watching a warrior president
• And this country, obviously we have a lot of divisions, obviously we have a lot of problems
• There are probably a million and one questions about how this happened, etc
• But the other thing that he did, Sean, is his instincts were to thank the Secret Service
• And I know just from my experience that that is always the thing that President Bush would say
• And he of course put out a statement right away calling himself cowardly act and thanking God that Trump was okay
• And it’s so good to hear that he walked into the hospital, but his instincts were one to fight but also to thank the Secret Service

Full transcript: 184 words transcribed via Whisper AI.