Dave McCormick says Trump’s life was saved by ‘an inch difference’ in shooting

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Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick stated “an inch difference” prevented former President Donald Trump from dying at this rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

McCormick, who was in the front row at the time shots rang out, said Trump went down with the Secret Service immediately, adding that the former president showed “leadership” by assuring the public he was OK by raising his fist. He also said that an attendee at the rally behind him had been hit by one of the bullets, and was “bleeding very badly.” 

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