Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson told Fox News' Sean Hannity that his nephew “got his head in the balls” during Saturday's shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“My nephew was at the event tonight… they heard gunshots and they all fell to the ground,” Jackson told Hannity. “He was grazed in the neck, the bullet went across his neck, cut his neck, he was bleeding.”
Jackson explained that his nephew was among a “corral of friends and family” and was sitting “in the firing line” to the former president's right.
Deputies said after the incident, the sister-in-law encouraged her nephew to seek medical attention in a triage tent.
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Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) says his nephew was shot in the assassination attempt on President Trump. pic.twitter.com/kw6lZDonaC
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 14, 2024
“Fortunately his injuries were not serious and he is in good spirits,” the former White House physician later wrote on Twitter. “He was treated by medical personnel in a medical tent.”
My nephew was injured at the Trump rally in Butler, PA. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious and he is doing well. My family was sitting in the front row near where the President was speaking. We heard gunshots ring out and noticed my nephew had blood on his neck…
— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) July 14, 2024
Hannity pressed the doctor on whether Trump was on the brink of death. (RELATED: President Trump injured, 2 killed in shooting at rally).
“Shawn, it's a matter of millimeters. That's how close you are to death.” Jackson Said The Fox News host said, “I mean, if he had turned even a little bit, that bullet would have gone in his head. And if it had gone in his head, it would have gone through his brain and he would have been dead.”
Trump acknowledged that he was “shot with a bullet that penetrated his upper body.” [his] In the right ear post Speaking to Truth Social after the shooting, he said:
“I knew right away something was wrong as I heard the whoosh and the gunshot and felt the bullets going through my skin,” Trump wrote. “I was bleeding profusely and that's when I realized what was happening.”
Secret Service Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi said the suspect and a rally attendee were among the two killed in the shooting. statement There was a crash at the X. Two other attendees were “severely injured,” Guglielmi said.
