Trump Thanks People for ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ After Assassination Attempt

The former president released a Sunday morning update after he was shot in the ear during a Saturday assassination attempt.

Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. Rebecca Droke /AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump released a new statement on Sunday morning thanking Americans for their prayers, coming hours after he survived what officials described as an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.

As the former president thanked people for their “thoughts and prayers,” he added that it was “God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.”