Trump says he was shot in the right ear in statement from hospital: Former president said he heard a 'whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place'

Donald Trump said he was changeable successful nan correct receptor astatine his rally connected Saturday and realized thing was incorrect erstwhile he heard 'whizzing sound.'

'I was changeable pinch a slug that pierced nan precocious portion of my correct ear. I knew instantly that thing was incorrect successful that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and instantly felt nan slug ripping done nan skin. Much bleeding took place, truthful I realized past what was happening,' nan erstwhile president wrote connected his Truth Social account.

Trump was rushed to a infirmary aft shots were heard astatine his rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving 1 spectator dead.

Photos show nan erstwhile president clutching his receptor arsenic nan shots rang out. Blood was seen trickling down his face.

The shots rang retired soon aft Trump started to reside nan crowd successful nan captious battleground state.  

In nan moments aft nan shooting, voices could beryllium heard screaming arsenic Secret Service agents pushed Trump to nan level and covered him.

The 45th president was seen pinch humor coming from his ear.

Seconds later, nan blood-covered lawmaker pumped his fist successful nan aerial to bespeak that he was fine, while surrounded by Secret Service agents, earlier being led away. 

In his statement, Trump thanked nan Secret Service and extended his condolences to nan family of nan personification who was killed astatine nan rally. 

The shooter who fired astatine slightest 8 shots astatine Trump and injured him is dead, pinch a rallygoer besides killed successful Saturday's appalling bloodbath.

'I want to widen my condolences to nan family of nan personification astatine nan Rally who was killed, and besides to nan family of different personification that was severely injured. It is unthinkable that specified an enactment tin return spot successful our Country. Nothing is known astatine this clip astir nan shooter, who is now dead,' Trump said.