Washington: The atmosphere in America is hot regarding the presidential election. Former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen campaigning more strongly after the attack on him. Meanwhile, he has given a big statement. After the incident, he announced in his first campaign rally that he “took a bullet for democracy.”
According to media reports, Trump said amid enthusiastic cheers of the crowd in Grand Rapids, a major battleground of Michigan, “They keep saying, ‘He is a threat to democracy…’ Last week I took a bullet for democracy.” Let us tell you that he was attacked in Pennsylvania on July 13. During this, he narrowly escaped.
Trump repeatedly mentioned the assassination attempt
Trump said, “It was exactly a week ago, even the hour, even the minute. I stand before you only by the grace of Almighty God. If I had been shot, I would not have been here in front of you today.” Trump repeatedly referred to the assassination attempt and expressed gratitude for surviving the incident. He said, “I hope I don’t have to do this again. It was very terrible.”
Biden is a weak old man – Trump
Trump attended the rally with his newly-nominated running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, in which the Republican presidential candidate launched a scathing attack on Democratic rivals and mocked US President Joe Biden as a “weak old man”. He criticized the leadership chaos within the Democratic Party, saying, “They don’t know who their candidate is, and neither do we.”