Trump Recalls Assassination Attempt In Candid Conversation With Elon Musk: ‘Not Pleasant’

X owner Elon Musk began his historic interview with former President Donald Trump by asking about the attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania last month.

“So excited to endorse you as the President of the United States for having the term here. That was just incredibly inspiring. But I mean, what was it like for you?” Musk asked.

“Not pleasant,” Trump joked. “I have to be honest. I said there was blood. I had blood. I didn’t know I had that much blood. The doctors later told me that the ear is a place that is a very bloody place if you’re going to get hit. But in this case, it was probably the best alternative you could even think about because it went at the right angle.”

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“And, you know, it was a hard hit. It was very, I guess you would say, surreal, but it wasn’t surreal. You know, I was telling somebody you have Instances like this or like a lot less than this where you feel it’s a surreal situation,” he continued. “And I never felt that way, I knew immediately that it was a bullet. So I’m glad I went down. The the bigger miracle was that I was looking in the exact direction of the shooter and so it hit it hit me at an angle.”‘

Trump went on to compare the gunman’s line of sight on his podium to a two-foot putt in golf. Musk replied by noting that the building would have been the “perfect” place for a gunman looking to do harm.

Elsewhere in the discussion, Trump stated that “illegal immigration saved my life” after he turned to face a chart on illegal immigration at the last moment. His slight turn caused the bullet to miss his head and graze his ear instead.

“If I had not turned my head, I would not be talking to you right now. As much as I like you, I would not,” Trump said. “Yeah, you’d be talking to me from another realm perhaps,” Musk joked.

Trump went on to thank medical staff in Butler Count for their work. He also paid tribute to slain firefighter Corey Comparator, who was killed while shielding his family from incoming gunfire, and the two other critically wounded rally goers.

The former president also doubled down on his promise to return to Butler County for a rally in October.

“By the way, we’re going back to Butler and we’re going to go back in October. We’re all set up and we’re the people are fantastic in Butler. It’s a big it’s a great area,” Trump said. “These are incredible people. Like the three that, in the case of Corey, killed, and the other two. The families are great, I’ve gotten to know them. But we’re going back to Butler.”

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