‘Bullets, bullets’: Trump recounts assassination attempt in glitch-marred Musk interview

Former President Donald Trump, speaking in a glitch-marred interview with the X platform Monday, said his assassination attempt was “not pleasant” but credited God for saving his life when he turned his face at the “perfect angle” to look at a chart about illegal immigration.
“I knew immediately that it was a bullet, I knew immediately that it was at the ear,” Mr. Trump told X CEO Elon Musk, who has endorsed his candidacy. “I heard people shout, ‘Bullets, bullets.’”

Mr. Trump said the man who died in the attack, Corey Comperatore, was a “great Trumper” and a terrific person. He said that supporters raised a lot of money for his family.

Mr. Trump recounted the July 13 shooting in a heavily promoted interview that started …