The FBI confirmed on Friday that Trump was hit by a bullet
President Trump was hit by a bullet, the FBI confirmed on Friday after Director Christopher Wray suggested otherwise during Congressional testimony.
According to a statement issued on behalf of the FBI, “What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle.”
Questions about the extent and nature of Trump’s injuries were raised almost immediately after the attempted assassination took place, leading to wild theories from “Blue Anon” diehards like Keith Olbermann that the attack might even have been staged. The mainstream media has also done its best to cast doubt on the claim that Trump was struck by a bullet.
Law enforcement agents involved in the investigation, including FBI and Secret Service agents, repeatedly refused to provide comment, and the former president’s team also refused to provide medical records.
Tensions between the FBI and media on the one hand, and the Trump campaign on the other, continued to grow until Wednesday, when speculation was sent into overdrive by FBI Director Chistopher Wray’s testimony before Congress. “There’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that, you know, hit his ear,” Wray said.
Trump responded angrily to Wray’s testimony, on Truth Social.
“No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel. The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
The FBI’s statement was well received by the former president, who returned to his social-media platform to accept the agency’s “apology” to him.
“I assume that’s the best apology that we’ll get from Director Wray, but it is fully accepted!” Trump posted.
