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On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, the then-former president of the United States and then-presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. As eight 5.56x45mm NATO rounds from the suspect’s DPMS Panther Arms AR-15 pierced the cool autumn air, Trump clasped his right ear and took cover behind his lectern, where Secret Service agents shielded him until the shooter was eliminated. Despite nearly being fatally wounded, while still shielded by Secret Service agents with blood teeming down his face Trump raised his fist in the air and erupted in a defiant cry, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"