Dr. Ronny Jackson, who served as then-President Donald Trump’s White House physician, declared in a letter on Saturday that the 45th president is recovering well from the assassination attempt and described it as a miracle that he’s alive.
“I have been with President Trump since that time, and I have evaluated and treated his wound daily,” Jackson said in the letter. “He is doing well. As reported and witnessed by the entire world, he sustained a gunshot wound to the right ear from a high powered rifle used by the would be assassin.”
MY FULL STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RECOVERY POST-ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. pic.twitter.com/24OokVxfXf
— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) July 20, 2024
Jackson mentioned that Trump is still experiencing “intermittent bleeding,” which requires a dressing to be in place. However, Trump is otherwise doing fine, although he still needs to have a dressing in place, similar to the one he wore at the Republican National Convention last week. Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, held their first rally together since the assassination attempt on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jackson also reported in his letter that the bullet “came less than a quarter of an inch” from entering Trump’s head, producing a “2 cm wide wound that extended down the cartilaginous surface of the ear.” The Texas Democrat added there was “initially significant bleeding,” which resulted in “marked swelling” of Trump’s “entire upper ear.”
Initially, Trump was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital near the rally site. Jackson added that the local hospital provided a thorough evaluation for additional injuries, including a CT scan of the former president’s head. Trump will undergo further medical evaluation, including “a comprehensive hearing exam, as needed.” He will also have a follow-up visit “with his primary care physician as directed by the doctors” who initially evaluated his gunshot wound, Jackson said.
“In summary, former President Trump is doing well, and he is recovering as expected from the gunshot wound sustained last Saturday afternoon,” Jackson wrote. “I am extremely thankful his life was spared. It is an absolute miracle he wasn’t killed.”
NEW: Harrowing footage emerges showing President Trump being rushed to the ER after assassination attempt pic.twitter.com/to9wYI7OCn
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 17, 2024
