Donald Trump describes attempt to kill him in Republican convention speech | BBC News

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Published 2024-07-18
Donald Trump addressed the Republican convention in Milwaukee as he returned to the stage for the first time since an attempt on his life at a rally on Saturday.

The former president described feeling the bullet strike his ear and being smothered by Secret Service agents. Trump said he narrowly avoided being killed.


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All Comments (21)
  • @Jojohumf
    The media are speechless they know it’s over
  • The problem with America is that it has watched too much of its own Hollywood nonsense and now it’s a case of life imitating art.
  • Must be amazing for democrats to see someone able to speak coherently
  • @levibull6063
    People in the comments saying "It's all about him".... yeah he is running for president and was almost assassinated And actually paid respects to the person who passed .... seems like a decent guy and speech in that regard ..... I'd like to remind people a BLm leader came to england and was shot .... no one wanted to report the person .... says alot really
  • @jadoon2981
    The reporting on this on the BBC morning news is disgusting , saying people looked bored, he was being divisive, he went off on tangents, the and putting down the supporters disgusing,
  • While Donald Trump is speaking the audience is so attentive you could hear a pin drop.
  • @Slix36
    "The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed."
  • If you look at the "breaking" news banner at the bottom doesn't even mention Leeds there either ....and thays
  • @jamescps8799
    His public speaking has improved tremendously with so much more maturity and humbleness.
  • @HPugwash
    Still NOTHING! on Leeds, no coverage at all?
  • The BBC is in panic mode 😅 Trump will be the next President, unless far left Democrats take him out
  • Muslims and Immigrants clash in Leeds BBC: Yeah, but Trump is being divisive…
  • @V.42405
    We are living in a south park episode, never mind a simulation.