’I was a quarter-inch from death’ says defiant Trump in first speech since assassination attempt

Donald Trump appeared unshaken on Thursday night as he spoke for the first time since being shot in the ear by a would-be assassin last week. The former president said he “shouldn’t be here“ after the horror assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, telling the crowd that he was a “quarter inch from death.“ Read more: Meanwhile a new trend has swept across the Republican National Convention in support of former President Donald Trump. Hundreds of attendees and delegates at the RNC in Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum donned faux bandages on their right ear as a tribute to Trump following the attempted assassination on Saturday. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in Londo