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Donald Trump has called on America to “stand united” after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally on Saturday evening.
The former president, who was bundled off stage after a bullet hit his ear, thanked God for preventing the “unthinkable from happening” and said he would remain “defiant in the face of wickedness”.
Trump was about 10 minutes into the rally at Butler, Pennsylvania, when suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire from the rooftop of a building outside the security parameter.
The former president dropped behind the podium as his Secret Service team ran in.
Agents quickly rushed him from the stage, with the former president seen with blood running from his right ear down his cheek as he thrust a defiant fist into the air.
One rallygoer was killed and two others were critically wounded in the attack before Crooks, a registered Republican, was shot dead by authorities.
Now, the Secret Service faces questions over how the attack was allowed to unfold, with House Republicans demanding a hearing on the matter.
President Joe Biden has twice given remarks to the press on the shooting, also calling for unity, and is delivering a primetime address from the Oval Office.
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