By — Lisa Desjardins Lisa Desjardins By — Mike Fritz Mike Fritz By — Sam Lane Sam Lane By — Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-i-got-lucky-god-was-with-me-trump-tells-supporters-of-assassination-attempt Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump tells private event that he got lucky, ‘God was with me’ during assassination attempt Politics Updated on Jul 17, 2024 8:31 PM EDT — Published on Jul 17, 2024 8:19 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump told a group of supporters at the Republican National Convention that surviving an attempted assassination, “it changes your attitude, your viewpoint toward life.” “You appreciate God even more,” he added. WATCH LIVE: 2024 Republican National Convention Night 3 In video of the private event given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two. The 20-year-old suspected gunman was also killed by law enforcement. The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and Congress have launched investigations into Secret Service and other security at the event. “This has been our best campaign and then I got shot. … How does that happen?” Trump said, as the crowd cheered “Fight! Fight! Fight!” “It wasn’t like it was a complete miss. It was pretty terrible that that can happen,” Trump said. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Lisa Desjardins Lisa Desjardins Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers news from the U.S. Capitol while also traveling across the country to report on how decisions in Washington affect people where they live and work. @LisaDNews By — Mike Fritz Mike Fritz Mike Fritz is the deputy senior producer for field segments at PBS NewsHour. By — Sam Lane Sam Lane Sam Lane is reporter/producer in PBS NewsHour's segment unit. @lanesam By — Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry is the managing editor for digital at PBS NewsHour. @ericarhendry
Former President Donald Trump told a group of supporters at the Republican National Convention that surviving an attempted assassination, “it changes your attitude, your viewpoint toward life.” “You appreciate God even more,” he added. WATCH LIVE: 2024 Republican National Convention Night 3 In video of the private event given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two. The 20-year-old suspected gunman was also killed by law enforcement. The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and Congress have launched investigations into Secret Service and other security at the event. “This has been our best campaign and then I got shot. … How does that happen?” Trump said, as the crowd cheered “Fight! Fight! Fight!” “It wasn’t like it was a complete miss. It was pretty terrible that that can happen,” Trump said. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now