‘I Think It’s Providence’: Insiders Describe Trump’s Renewed Determination, Strength In Face Of Assassination Attempt

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Donald Trump wasn’t slated to appear at the Republican National Convention until Thursday. But when he unexpectedly showed up on Monday,it wasn’t the shock factor that moved delegates and attendees alike, it was his very presence, his walk, his ear bandage, his raised fist in the air and his decision to attendthe convention at all just days after nearly losing his life in a failed assassination attempt.

Over the course of several days, social media has buzzed with simulations, photos and diagrams displaying just how close Trump was to death.It was nothing other than divine providence, Trump wroteon Truth Social, and it’s a topic he’s discussed with confidants in recent days, many told the Daily Caller.They described a new strength and determination to meet the moment on the former president’s face and in his voice.

“By the end of [Monday] night, I was able to work up to the rope line. So when he came down off the stairs and walked through, he saw me. He came up to me and put his hand through Secret Service to shake my hand.He looked me right in the eye. He said, ‘that was a heck of a day, wasn’t it? I said, yes, it was, sir,'” Blake Marnell, a California delegateoften seen atTrump rallies donning a brick suit, told the Caller. “The truth is, he’s a heck of a guy and we’re lucky to have him.”

Donald Trump Jr. told the Caller he had to wait nearly an hour and a half to get news that his father was okay.In a phone call with his fathernot long after escaping death, Trump Jr. told the Caller they cracked some jokes.“I just said, listen, most importantly, how’s the hair?[He said] It’s fine.It’s a little bit bloody. And I think that was probably a moment that we all needed, because my kids and family were around on speaker phone and listening to it. And it was tough. I try to explain to a ten year old that their grandfather was just shot in the face. It’s not a conversation you ever want to have,” he said.

In the aftermath of the shooting, which left one dead and two critically injured,Trump wrote that his life must’ve been spared because of an act of God.

On Saturday, six minutes into his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the sound of gunshots rang out from beyond the crowd. Trump grabbed his neck (ear?) before ducking down behind the lectern. Moments later, the former president emerged from a pile of Secret Service agents and with his face bloody and a fist into the air, he gave his supporters the message of “fight.”

Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old from a nearby area, had perched himself on a rooftop about 150 yards away before firing at Trump in what was later deemed an assassination attempt.

In the aftermath of the assassination attempt and just days before his speech at the RNC, Trump decided to completely rewrite his speech, according to the Washington Examiner. Trump told the outlet that he changed hisspeech from “a humdinger”attacking the Biden administration, toinstead focusing on unity and using his near-death experience to draw the country together.

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“I haven’t talked directly to the president. But I’ve spoken with my colleagues and I actually had a good long conversation with [Rep.]Ronnie Jackson, who spent the day after the shooting with President Trump. And hesaid he’s a very different person,” Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney told the Caller. “I think he understands and realizes that was an act of God, and he was saved by God. I mean, just the fact that he turned his head.”

After watching the rally with his wife on TV and seeing the events unfold, Speaker Mike Johnson was reminded of the time President George Washington managed to avoid gunfire while riding across a war-torn battlefield in the French and Indian war.

“Coincidentally, historically, the bulletproof President George Washington… the famous story in the French and Indian war in 1755, when he’s riding a horse in an open field and they’re all taking shots and he gets off the horse,” Johnson told the Caller. “He has four bullet holes in his coat, but none of them hit him. He’s just a young Army Colonel at the time, but he writes this down and says, ‘the Divine Providence spirit must be making for something happening in the future.'”

Johnson explained that theWashington story happened less than 50 milesfrom where Trump was during his rally on Saturday, andjust a few days apart.(Trump’s rally was July 13, 2024, which is 4 days apart from George Washington’s ride, and 269 years apart.Date fags do your thing)

“I sent that to Trump, and I’m like, okay, maybe it’s coincidence, but I don’t think it is. I think it’s providence and we recognize it as such. And I think President Trump does as well,” he told the Caller, adding that Trump agreed with him that God saved his life.

ANONS RESEARCH:

[“George Washington rode through a hail of bullets on his horse during the Battle of the Monongahela onJuly 9, 1755, approximately 10 miles east of present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite being under heavy fire, Washington remained unharmed, while multiple horses were shot out from under him. His remarkable survival during this battle, where 86 British and American officers were involved, earned him recognitionas the only officer left on horseback at the end of the engagement.”]

DISTANCE FROM BUTLER TO MONONGAHELA:

[Butler, PA is located northwest of Pittsburgh, PA. Assuming a relatively straight route, we can estimate the distance from Monongahela, PA to Butler, PA as follows: From Monongahela, PA to Pittsburgh, PA: 27 miles; From Pittsburgh, PA to Butler, PA: approximately 35-40 miles (based on Google Maps).Combining these estimates, the total distance from Monongahela, PA to Butler, PA is likely around 62-67 miles]

TIME OF DAY GEORGE WASHINGTON ROAD HIS HORSE IN BATTLE, AND PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TIME HE TOOK STAGE AND WAS SHOT AT:

[Based on the provided search results, there isno explicit mention of the exact time of daywhen George Washington rode his horse during the Battle of the Monongahela. However, we can infer some information from the accounts:

• The battle lasted for several intense hours, with some sources estimating it began around 1:00 or 2:00 PM and continued until around 4:00 or 5:00 PM (e.g., [1], [2], [3]).

• Washington’s actions during the battle are described as taking place after General Braddock’s wounding, which occurred around 3:00 or 4:00 PM (e.g., [4], [5]).

• Washington rode his horse to rally the troops, distribute orders, and lead a rear guard during the retreat, which likely occurred in the late afternoon or early evening hours.

• Given these accounts, it is likely thatWashington rode his horse during the late afternoon or early evening hours of July 9, 1755, specifically after General Braddock’s wounding and during the British retreat from the battlefield.]

•Trump was speakingat a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when loud noises were heard in the crowdaround 6:13 pm.

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Shortly before touching down in Milwaukee, Trump admitted that he considered skipping the first few days of the convention in the aftermath of the assassination attempt. But RNC Chairman Michael Whatley knew that was not going to happen, he said Thursday morning at the Faith & Freedom breakfast. The former president was scheduled to appear on Thursday, but he called Whatley up on Saturday with just a few words.

“I’ll be there tomorrow,” Whatley said Trump told him. Walking into the Fiserv Stadium on Monday, with his ear bandaged,Trump was noticeably emotionalas ‘God Bless The USA’ played.

“It really hit home for me watching him come outon the convention floor, and he was as emotional as I’ve ever seen himand I got emotional. Because you realize, okay, 15-30 minutes after the assassination attempt, we got the news that he was okay, all things considered. And then you start thinking, Well, gosh, praise God for him, for the country. Lord knows what would’ve happened to this country had that assassination been successful,” Heritage Foundation President Dr. Kevin Roberts told the Caller.

“But then you sort of move on to the next steps, the vice presidential pick, some of the policies, but then you see him coming. And he is a strong man, and we love that about him right?But to see that very strong man, be even stronger by feeling the gravity of what happened,” he added.

It wasan entrance that struck many alike, especially those close to the president, whonoticed a different perspective written on Trump’s face.

“When he came in and sat — I’ve been in his company many times when he was in office — he always had this really energized look no matter where he was and what he was doing.It struck me that he looked a little more reflective, still the courageous guy he was with his fist in the air, but I think probably like any other human being he had somedifferent perspectivearound what took place,” Thomas Hodgson, Chairman of Trump campaign in Massachusetts, told the Caller.

The emotion, in part, Johnson told the Caller, could be because of the weight of the moment Trump feels of his presidential campaign.

“We’ve talked openly about this and so he feels the weight of that and the responsibility that comes along with that.He believes that he has been spared for a reasonand as he said in the last couple of days, it is tounify the country and lead it again. And that is a very sobering and exciting prospect.” Johnson told the Caller. “And I think that’s what yousee on his countenance on his face.”

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