'Fully accepted!' Trump touts 'apology' from FBI director for skepticism over bullet wound
Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Friday evening to proclaim that he "accepted" an "apology" from FBI Director Christopher Wray for saying it wasn't clear whether Trump was actually struck by a bullet during the failed assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally earlier this month.
"I assume that’s the best apology that we’ll get from Director Wray, but it is fully accepted!" wrote Trump in the post.
This came after a hearing earlier this week, during which Wray, who was himself appointed by Trump, told members of Congress that "what grazed [Trump’s] ear" was either a bullet or a piece of shrapnel. This enraged Trump, who leapt onto social media to insist there was no uncertainty about his injury.
“No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel,” said Trump. “The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
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Wray himself has not walked his statements back; however, on Friday the FBI as an agency put out a statement, reported by Fox News' Bret Baier, which stated: “What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle.”
Trump attached a screenshot to Baier's post in his statement.
One rallygoer was killed in the shooting. Trump escaped with minor injuries, and the bandage he wore over his ear became a political symbol worn by many at the Republican National Convention.
He has subsequently announced he will hold another rally in Pennsylvania in memory of the deceased rallygoer, a firefighter named Corey Comperatore.