The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly confirmed that former President Donald Trump was “shot” by a “bullet” during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Bret Baier of Fox News post According to X, the FBI reportedly revealed that Trump was “shot by a bullet, either whole or shattered.”
The bureau issued a statement after FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers there was “some doubt” about whether the former president was hit by a “bullet or shrapnel.”
“The bullet that struck former President Trump in the ear was fired from a rifle belonging to a deceased individual. It is unclear whether the bullet was whole or broke into smaller fragments,” it said. statement A department official said.
The FBI statement comes from the agency, not any specific individual.
“The bullet that struck former President Trump in the ear was fired from the deceased individual’s rifle. It is unclear whether it was a whole bullet or shrapnel.”— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) July 26, 2024
“With regard to former President Trump, there are questions as to whether it was a bullet or shrapnel that struck his ear,” Wray said in a statement to lawmakers.
Suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire from the roof of a nearby building, looking directly at the former president, and struck Trump with a “penetrating bullet” above his right ear.
FBI Director Christopher Wray appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images)
Ray’s statement to lawmakers was picked up by the following media outlets: Newsweek release The article, headlined “Donald Trump May Not Have Been Shot After All,” suggested that Trump had only been hit by some of the bullets.
On Friday, the article was updated with a new headline following criticism: “Donald Trump may not have been hit by bullet, FBI director says.”
“I think that’s the best apology we could get from Secretary Wray, and I fully accept it,” Trump said. I have written In a statement from Truth Social:
Breitbart News reached out to the FBI for a statement but had not received a response as of press time.
