Trump explains Barron’s reaction to assassination attempt: ‘He loves his father’

Published September 1, 2024 3:27pm ET



Former President Donald Trump reflected on how concerned his youngest son was when he found out about his father’s near-death encounter at a Pennsylvania rally.

Donald Trump had been speaking to supporters at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July when gunfire shots were heard, with at least one of the bullets skimming the former president’s ear before Secret Service members surrounded him. Donald Trump’s wife, former first lady Melania Trump, had been watching the rally on television when the shooting occurred, during which Barron Trump, their son, was in the middle of a tennis lesson.

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