Trump tells RFK Jr. bullet felt like ‘world’s largest mosquito’ in leaked video

The slug that grazed Donald Trump’s receptor felt for illustration nan “world’s largest mosquito” to nan erstwhile president, he appears to beryllium telling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. successful a leaked video.

In nan video, wide circulating connected societal media sites, Kennedy, an independent campaigner for president successful nan 2024 U.S. statesmanlike election, holds up a telephone pinch Trump’s sound coming from nan speaker, describing nan failed assassination attempt.

“I conscionable turned my caput to show nan floor plan and thing rapped me. It felt for illustration a giant… it felt for illustration nan world’s largest mosquito,” nan Republican nominee tin beryllium heard telling Kennedy.

“It was a slug going around,” he continues, “What did they telephone that? AR-15 aliases something? That was a large gun. Those are beautiful reliable guns.”

Kennedy has since apologized for nan leak.

“When President Trump called maine I was taping pinch an in-house videographer. I should person ordered nan videographer to extremity signaling immediately. I americium mortified that this was posted. I apologize to nan president,” Kennedy posted connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.

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Shots rang retired astatine Trump’s rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening successful a melodramatic segment that had nan erstwhile president huddled underneath nan podium while his protective item surrounded him. Trump grabbed his receptor earlier ducking down nan podium.

Trump, look bloodied, gave a defiant upraised fist to nan crowd arsenic he was ushered offstage by his information detail.

President Joe Biden on Sunday condemned nan attempted assassination of his predecessor arsenic “contrary to everything we guidelines for arsenic a nation” and said he was ordering an independent information review of really specified an onslaught could person happened.

Two days aft surviving an attempted assassination, Trump appeared triumphantly astatine nan Republican National Convention’s opening nighttime pinch a bandage complete his correct ear.

GOP delegates shouted wildly erstwhile Trump appeared onscreen backstage and past emerged successful nan arena, visibly emotional, arsenic musician Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless nan USA.” That was hours aft nan normal had formally nominated nan erstwhile president to caput nan Republican summons successful November against Biden.

— With files from Global News’s Alex Boutilier, Aaron D’Andrea and nan Associated Press