‘I Was Four Feet Away When I Heard the Bullets’
Donald Trump is covered by Secret Service agents after being shot during a July 13, 2024, rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
A gunman tried to assassinate Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Salena Zito was there.
BUTLER, PENN. — As soon as he saw me, he shook my hand.
It was that thing that all electeds do—the familiarity, the warmth, or the faux-warmth—but he’s better. It feels like he means it.
“Salena, it’s so great to see you. How are you doing? How are all those grandkids?”
Donald Trump always remembers my grandkids. I have four. Last time I talked to him, ov…
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