Moment Barron Trump learned of assassination attempt on father Donald revealed
Donald Trump has revealed details about the moment that his youngest son Barron Trump learned about the July 13attempt on his life.
The former president sat down with Fox News’ Mark Levinto discuss his new book Save America, out on September 3, which features a now-famous photograph from the attempted assassination and claims to offer an “unparalleled look” into Trump’s time as the 45th president as well as, arguably a bit prematurely, his “vision for his next term.”
During the interview, Trump told the story of how 18-year-old Barron learned about the shooting while at a tennis lesson.
«Barron was outside having a tennis lesson,» Trump reflected, adding that his son is “a good tennis player.”
“And somebody ran up, ‘Barron! Barron! Your father's been shot!’”
Trump expanded on his son’s reaction to the news: “He was – he loves his father, he’s a good kid, good student, good athlete actually – and he ran, ‘Mom! What’s going on? What’s going on?’”
The shooting took place while Trump was giving a speech at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of July 13.
He was showcasing a chart of border crossing statistics when gunfire rung out.
The 78-year-old was struck in the right ear by a bullet, before ducking behind the podium as Secret Service agents rushed on stage.
One rallygoer was killed and two others wounded, before a Secret Service sniper shot the gunman dead.
Turning to Melania's response to the shooting, Trump said: “She couldn't believe it. She was actually watching it live, can you imagine? And then I get up, and I let people know I was okay.”
“Fight! Fight! Fight!” he added, referring to the moment that he stood up and shouted to the crowd, fist raised in the air and blood streaming down his