Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said during a conversation with X owner Elon Musk on Monday night that surviving an assassination attempt last month increased his faith and belief in God.
Trump made the remarks during an X Space that millions of people tuned into as he reflected on the shooting one month ago in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump said the moment that he was hit that he knew that he was struck by a bullet in the ear and that was one of the reasons that he dropped to the ground so quickly.
He said that the fact that he turned his head at the exact moment where the would be assassin took the shot should make those who don’t believe in God reconsider their beliefs.
“I’m a believer,” Trump said. “Now, I’m more of a believer.”
PRESIDENT TRUMP:
“I knew immediately that it was a bullet. I knew immediately that it was at the ear… For those people that don’t believe in God, I think we all have to start thinking about that.”#TrumpOnXpic.twitter.com/RQeHNbxX5s
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 13, 2024
Several minutes later, Trump said that the fact that he turned his head to read a chart that was displayed at his rally was “an act of God” and “a miracle.”
The conversation between Musk and Trump was delayed by about half an hour after the event crashed following a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack.
“There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on 𝕏,” Musk posted on the site. “Working on shutting it down. Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later.”
Musk said that earlier in the day his team “tested the system with 8 million concurrent listeners.”
There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on 𝕏. Working on shutting it down.
Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2024
