Trump superfan describes the terrifying moment he watched horrific assassination attempt from the front row of the rally

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  • Blake Marnell, Brick Suit guy, was successful nan beforehand statement for Saturday's rally
  • It meant he was only astir 10 yards distant from a blood-spattered Trump 
  • READ MORE: Follow DailyMail.com's live blog for much specifications connected nan shooting

By Rob Crilly, Chief U.S. Political Correspondent For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:48 EDT, 13 July 2024 | Updated: 19:51 EDT, 13 July 2024

Blake Marnell was successful his accustomed brick-patterned suit and his accustomed position successful nan halfway of nan beforehand statement connected Saturday evening to perceive Donald Trump speak. 

It meant he was hardly 10 yards from nan erstwhile president erstwhile he heard what he thought were firecrackers astatine nan backmost of nan crowd.

His close-up oculus witnesser account, told exclusively to DailyMail.com, reveals nan terror, anger and past yet alleviation that coursed done nan Pennsylvania crowd arsenic a gunman tried to assassinate nan 45th president of nan United States and nan beforehand return to return to powerfulness adjacent year.

'I instinctively looked to nan left,' he said, searching for nan root of nan sound. 'The adjacent clip I turned backmost to look astatine nan president, he was being taken to nan crushed by nan Secret Service agents.'

As he watched agents usage their bodies to shield Trump connected nan ground, he could perceive much gunshots targeted astatine nan shooter.

He crouched to protect himself from getting caught successful crossfire. Around him different flung themselves to nan ground. He could perceive immoderate attendees opening to believe for nan erstwhile president.

From his vantage constituent he could perceive nan agents getting organized.

'They weren't calling for aesculapian support. They were getting fresh to move him,' he said. 'That made maine much optimistic.'

As he watched, Trump sewage to his feet. He could spot nan humor trickling from a constituent conscionable astir his correct ear.

'He stood connected nan area of nan shape and put his fist up successful nan aerial and shook it a fewer times, said Marnell, his sound shaking pinch adrenaline. 'It was a very defiant gesture. And erstwhile I saw that, I was really hopeful that he'd beryllium okay.'

Marnell is champion known arsenic 'Brick Suit guy' for his outfit designed to replicate Trump's wall.

He is simply a regular beside nan 'Front Row Joes' arsenic they telephone themselves, walking nan state to be events. He reckons he has been to astir 40 rallies and plans to beryllium successful Milwaukee this week for nan Republican National Convention wherever he will beryllium a delegate for California.

He said it was difficult to spot really it would not make Trump stronger. 

'You cognize it's difficult to spot really that doesn't garner him immoderate sympathy astatine a clip for illustration this,' he said.

Blake Marnell is simply a regular show astatine Trump rallies successful his ceramic suit. He was successful nan beforehand statement connected Saturday and posted this image hours earlier Trump took nan stage

A Secret Service supplier and members of nan crowd return screen arsenic gunshots are heard

Marnell described nan profound alleviation he felt erstwhile he saw Trump emergence to his feet and springiness a clenched fist salute to his supporters successful nan crowd

It would not make him front out, he said, conscionable days earlier he was owed to judge nan statement information successful Milwaukee connected Thursday. 

Things will ne'er beryllium nan aforesaid again, he said, describing really he saw first responders title to dainty aggregate casualties successful nan grandstands either broadside of Trump's podium.

'We whitethorn not spot a rally for illustration this successful nan future,' he said. 'There will beryllium rallies, but they'll beryllium tightly controlled, possibly much tightly controlled indoors, much thorough screening.'

Video shows nan infinitesimal nan play unfolded. A changeable tin beryllium heard and Trump raises his manus to his look earlier crouching.

Secret Service agents get from each sides to shield him.

Screams tin beryllium heard from nan crowd each around.

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