‘We Would Have Lost Trump If…:’ Ex President's Close Aide After Assassination Attempt | EXCLUSIVE

New Delhi, India: In the aftermath of the harrowing assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, one of his closest aides, Shalabh Kumar, has offered insights into the incident, highlighting Trump's resilience and fortune in narrowly escaping harm.

Speaking exclusively to Republic, Kumar emphasized, “Contrary to Joe Biden, this incident just proves that this man is a fighter. Trump was fortunately looking in the other direction when the bullet grazed his ear. If he was looking straight, we would have lost Trump.”

Former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that left him with a wound in his right ear. The assailant, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, armed with an AR-style rifle, managed to fire multiple shots from an elevated position near the venue, killing one bystander and critically injuring two others before being neutralized by security forces.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man from Bethel Park in Pennsylvania who was killed for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump during an election rally, was a registered Republican, according to state's voter records.

AR Style Rifle Pulled In Assassination Attempt

Replica or based on the Colt AR-15 design, an AR-15-style rifle is a lightweight semi-automatic firearm. Eugene Stoner's AR-10 design was scaled down for the ArmaLite AR-15, which was the model that preceded the Colt model. The Colt model disregarded this feature. The military M16 rifle and it is closely similar.

Security Breach Exposed

Eyewitness reports indicate that individuals outside the rally had alerted law enforcement to the gunman's presence on a rooftop several minutes before shots were fired. 

Despite clear warnings, security personnel reportedly did not take immediate action, allowing the assailant to maintain his position and carry out the attack.

"It was clear as day, we could see him crawling with a rifle on the roof," recounted one witness, wearing a "Trump 2020" hat. “We pointed it out for several minutes, but it seemed like the authorities didn't comprehend the urgency of the situation.”