Former White House doctor, Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX), released a memo on Saturday stating that former President Donald Trump is “doing well” after an assassination attempt last Saturday. In his statement, he described it as “an absolute miracle” that Trump had not been killed in the incident.
In the memo, Jackson shared that he had met with Trump in New Jersey late that evening and had also “been with” him since then, conducting evaluations and treating his wounds. The former president was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part” of his right ear.
As the former appointed Physician to the President for President Donald J. Trump, I was naturally very concerned, as was the entire world, about his wellbeing after the assassination attempt on his life,” Jackson wrote. As such, I met him in Bedminster, New Jersey, late that evening to personally check on him, and offer my assistance in any way possible.
Jackson confirmed that Trump “sustained a gunshot wound” on his right ear after Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots from a high-powered rifle. The bullet passed, coming less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear. The bullet track produced a 2 cm wide wound that extended down to the cartilaginous surface of the ear.
There was initially significant bleeding, followed by marked swelling of the entire upper ear. The swelling has since resolved, and the wound is beginning to granulate and heal properly. Based on the highly vascular nature of the ear, there is still intermittent bleeding requiring a dressing to be in place. Gin the broad and blunt nature of the wound itself, no sutures were required.
In summary, former President Trump is doing well, and he is recovering as expected from the gunshot wound sustained last Saturday afternoon,” Jackson continued. I am extremely thankful his life was spared. It is an absolute miracle he wasn’t killed.
During Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, he recounted the details of last Saturday. Trump shared how he had been talking about what his administration had done on illegal immigration, and how he had turned to look at a screen that was displaying a chart showing information on illegal immigration into the United States, thus avoiding a lethal shot to the head.