A former White House doctor released a letter on Friday saying that former President Trump is “recovering rapidly” after a July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and that there is “absolutely no evidence” that he was shot “other than by a bullet.” Anything hits”. ”
Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson took issue with FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony earlier this week, saying: “I want to assure the American people and the rest of the world that President Trump has done a great job.
“Since the assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13, I have continued to monitor his health and well-being along with his primary care physician,” said Jackson, Trump’s former physician.
“At a congressional hearing two days ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray said it could have been a bullet, shrapnel or glass. There’s absolutely no evidence that it wasn’t a bullet,” he added. “Congress should correct the records confirmed by the hospital and myself. Director Wray would be wrong and inappropriate to suggest otherwise.”
Ray made no mention of glass in his testimony. He said: “For former President Trump, some people doubt whether it was a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear.”
After Jackson’s letter was made public, the FBI issued its own statement to Fox News Digital, “The bullet that struck former President Trump’s ear was a bullet, either whole or in fragments, that came from the deceased’s rifle. ejaculated.
Jackson continued: “The assassin used a high-powered rifle to fire multiple rounds from a relatively short distance, one of which struck the former president, now Republican presidential nominee, in the right ear.”
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On July 13, Trump raised his fist after being shot in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Rebecca Drock/AFP Getty Images)
“As a former White House physician for 14 years, serving in three presidential administrations, and serving as the designated physician to both Presidents Obama and Trump, I fully understand the impact this attempt had on the lives of both the former President and President Trump. global significance.
“So I want to assure the American people and the rest of the world that President Trump is doing a great job,” Jackson concluded. “He is recovering rapidly from the gunshot wound to his right ear. I will continue to support President Trump and his personal Doctors are assisting them in any way they see fit and will provide updates as necessary and with President Trump’s permission.
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On July 13, Trump was escorted off the stage of a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Rebecca Drock/AFP Getty Images)
In an interview on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow” show on Thursday, Jackson said it was “absolutely ridiculous” for Wray to suggest that Trump might not have been hit by a bullet.
“The FBI and the Department of Justice have been weaponized over the years by the FBI and the Department of Justice against the president, which diminishes the credibility that this man might have,” Jackson said. “This is absolutely a bullet, I check. It had a bullet mark.”
Jackson also praised the creation of a bipartisan House task force to investigate Trump’s assassination attempt.
Photos of Trump after he was shot during a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“We don’t have any confidence right now in the number one law enforcement agency in this country. If [Wray’s] “If he’s going to make a statement like that, he better have some proof of what he’s saying. There’s no broken glass on the teleprompter or anything,” Jackson said.
The FBI told Fox News Digital on Thursday that its first priority is to learn more about the reclusive man. potential assassinThomas Matthew Crooks, 20, and his motives.
“The FBI has been clear since the day of the attack that the shooting was an attempted assassination of former President Trump that resulted in his injuries, the death of a heroic father and the injuries to several other victims,” ” said a spokesperson.
“FBI Director Wray provided extensive testimony to Congress on Wednesday about the FBI’s investigation. This was a heinous attack, and the FBI is devoting significant resources to learning everything about the shooter and the violent actions that led to him s reason.
Fox News Digital has learned that the FBI’s shooting reconstruction team is still examining evidence at the scene, including bullet fragments found.
