Donald Trump is upset with FBI Director Christopher Wray for questioning whether a bullet hit him during a recent assassination attempt.
During an event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Trump sustained a flesh wound to his right ear when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots, resulting in a fatality and injuries to two others.
Initially, there were speculations about the cause of Trump’s injury, with some suggesting shrapnel. However, Trump later confirmed it was a bullet, supported by a photo showing a bullet near his ear at the time of the incident.
Despite these details, Wray, a Republican appointed by Trump, mentioned during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that there was uncertainty about whether it was a bullet or shrapnel that hit the former president.
In response, Trump criticized Wray’s statement in a post on Truth Social, also questioning why Wray did not mention any concerns about President Biden’s “cognitive decline.”
Trump clarified that his ear injury was indeed from a bullet, refuting claims of shrapnel or glass being the cause. He expressed disappointment in the FBI’s handling of the situation, claiming the agency has lost America’s trust.
The FBI is investigating the incident, exploring various possibilities, including whether Trump was directly hit by a bullet or if other factors caused his ear injury.
Reports suggest investigators are analyzing metal fragments to determine the exact cause of Trump’s injury, considering the possibility of debris hitting him instead of a direct bullet impact.
Speculations about shattered glass from a teleprompter causing the injury have been dismissed as the teleprompters near Trump remained intact during the shooting.
In a leaked phone call with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump likened the injury to being bitten by a large mosquito. However, in a subsequent speech at the Republican National Convention, he described the impact as feeling like a bullet and credited surviving the incident to divine intervention.