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What Trump Said Just Before He Got Shot

What Trump Said Just Before He Got Shot

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Editor's Note:  Former President Donald Trump turned his head slightly to the right to look at a chart he was using as a prop shortly before a man with a rifle on top of a nearby roof shot at him, which may have saved his life. The top of Trump's right ear was hit.  Three spectators were also hit, authorities said – including one who died.

Editor's Note:  Former President Donald Trump turned his head slightly to the right to look at a chart he was using as a prop shortly before a man with a rifle on top of a nearby roof shot at him, which may have saved his life. The top of Trump's right ear was hit.  Three spectators were also hit, authorities said – including one who died.…