Donald Trump Jr. reacts to father's shooting in new interview: 'That's actually a man who's been tested'

Former President Trump's son Donald Trump, Jr. shared what his immediate reaction was on Saturday after learning his father had survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

"The first words out of my mouth were, ‘You’re the biggest bada-- I’ve ever seen,' and I actually mean that," Trump Jr. said to Fox News' Aishah Hasnie at the Republican National Convention Monday.

A bullet grazed Trump's ear in the shooting. One attendee was killed while two others were critically injured. After shots were fired, the former president pumped his fist in the air and told the crowd to "fight" as he was escorted away by Secret Service agents.

Trump Jr. said his father's defiant demeanor, captured in a now viral photograph, was evidence of the kind of leadership America needs.

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"Everyone these days is a tough guy on the internet or on a keyboard, but when you've actually been shot, and you can get up, defiant, fist in the air, telling people to stay in the game, to fight — That’s exactly the kind of leadership we need. That's actually a man who has been tested," he said. "Everyone thinks they're going to be a tough guy. Most aren't. He is. And I could not have been more impressed with him at that moment, and I've been impressed with him for a long time."

Trump Jr. said he couldn't get in touch with his father for about 90 minutes after the shooting because of security protocols, calling the waiting period "very tough."

"That was a rough time. And then I spoke to him, I said what I said, and even in that moment, he was still having some levity, and he was back in the game. It was incredible," he added.

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