post Share with X He claims that former President Donald Trump's injuries were caused by glass, not a bullet.
Trump disappeared for 10 days after the debate and no one asked why. I think he had Covid but they don't want us to know, just like they don't want us to know that Trump got hit with glass.
— Henry M. Rosenberg (@DoctorHenryCT) July 18, 2024
Verdict: False
Some reports said Trump was hit by glass, but all available evidence indicates he was grazed by the bullet.
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Social media users have been sharing claims that Trump was hit by glass rather than a bullet, with one user writing: “Trump disappeared for 10 days after the debate and no one asked why. I think he had Covid but they don't want us to know just like they don't want us to know that Trump was hit by glass.”
All evidence indicates that Trump was hit by a bullet, not glass. First, Trump said he was hit by a bullet at the Truth Social on July 13. post. (Related: Viral X-Image Falsely Claims Trump Rally Shooter Was Transgender)
“I was shot above my right ear. I heard the whoosh and the gunshot, felt the bullet cut through my skin and immediately knew something was wrong,” Trump wrote.
Trump posted the letter. The truth of society His former physician, Republican Congressman Ronny Jackson of Texas, sent a letter detailing his injuries and how they occurred.
“The bullet passed by less than a quarter inch from the skull and struck the top of the right ear. The bullet's trajectory caused a wound two centimetres wide and extended down to the cartilage surface of the ear. There was initially significant bleeding and then significant swelling over the entire top of the ear,” Jackson wrote in the letter.
Jackson also told the New York Times: take care “The bullet took a little bit off the top of the ear, which is an area that bleeds a lot,” he said after examining Trump's wound and changing the bandage.
Images of bullets flying past Trump Captured The photos, taken by New York Times photographer Doug Mills, show Trump touching his ear and bleeding as a bullet whizzes past him.
A wonderful series of photos taken translation: And a video posted to the New York Times shows a bullet passing by Trump's head, him touching his right ear and removing his bloody hand. https://t.co/BlVYoEASHN pic.twitter.com/MyptVvjHaX
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) July 14, 2024
The allegations appear to have stemmed from early reports that Trump had run into glass, reports that were subsequently debunked or disproven by photographs. A vivid storySnopes also checks for false facts Claim President Trump was reportedly injured by glass from a teleprompter.
Images posted by open source intelligence analyst Oliver Alexander also show that the teleprompter was intact and undamaged.
No. Trump was not hit by the glass of the teleprompter. Both teleprompters at the event can be seen intact after the shots were fired. pic.twitter.com/DNPz52iPjI
— Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) July 21, 2024
Media etc. POLITICO and Reuters Trump was reportedly shot.
There appears to be no official confirmation from the Secret Service or the FBI that Trump was hit by a bullet, though NBC News justice and intelligence reporter Ken Dilanian reported that a Secret Service spokesperson confirmed to NBC News homeland security reporter Julia Ainsley that Trump was hit by a bullet.
Par Julia EinsleyA Secret Service spokesman confirmed that Trump was hit by a bullet, not glass.
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) July 19, 2024
A Secret Service spokesperson disputed the report, telling Check Your Fact that no Secret Service spokesperson had confirmed that Trump had been shot, and directed Check Your Fact to statements made by Trump on social media and by the FBI.
“We have not confirmed this,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Gugliemi said in an email. [Trump was shot].”
The FBI told Check Your Fact it could not comment.
