Dr. Gina Loudon, a longtime family friend of former President Donald Trump told The Post that she is “incredibly thankful” the “heroic” survived the attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday.
Loudon, who’s worked with the Trump campaign since 2015 and knows the family well, called Trump’s survival a miracle.
“I’m so thankful that President Trump is OK. I see it as a miracle,” said Loudon, who had been at his recent Florida rally with members of the 78-year-old’s family.
“When you watch what happened, you see that he seems to have turned his head at the exact moment he was shot. It was like he missed being seriously injured by millimeters. I know newspapers don’t usually like to report on faith but I think this was a miracle.
Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service while on the ground moments after shots were fired. AP
Donald Trump is helped off the stage after the shooting. AP
Trump speaking at his rally moments before shots were fired. PBS
Trump covered by U.S. Secret Service at his campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. AP
Trump is helped off the stage by Secret Service. AP
Trump gestures as he is assisted by security personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania. REUTERS“We were all so worried at first. I heard several shots and I worried there was more injuries to the president. I thought there might be more blood we couldn’t see.”
Loudon said “it could have been anyone” at the rally, and that attendees must have been scared when the gunfire rang out.
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Everything we know about the Trump assassination attempt
- 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified as the shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
- Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
- The gunman grazed Trump’s ear, killed a 50-year-old retired fire chief, and injured two other rally-goers.
- Investigators detailed Crooks’ search history to lawmakers, revealing that he looked for the dates of Trump’s appearances and the Democratic National Convention.
- Crooks’ search history also revealed a broad interest in high-profile people and celebrities, regardless of their political affiliation, FBI officials reportedly said.
- Trump exclusively recounted surviving the “surreal” assassination attempt with The Post at the rally, remarking, “I’m supposed to be dead.”
- High-profile politicians, including President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, addressed the nation about the shooting, calling it “a heinous, horrible and cowardly act.”
“President’s Trump’s reaction was truly historic. I don’t know that we’ve ever seen anything so quietly defiant and heroic in one moment,” she said.
“He was concerned about everyone else at that moment and showed them he was OK. That’s the Trump I know. It’s how I ignore all the Trump derangement syndrome people.”
