“So Much Blood”: Trump’s Aides Feared the Worst After Assassination Attempt in Butler

Nearly a year after the shocking assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump is revealing just how close he came to death — and how it changed everything.

In a gripping excerpt from the upcoming book “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” Trump recalls being rushed to the hospital after a rooftop sniper fired at him from just over 100 yards away. Covered in blood, his top aides feared he had been shot multiple times. “They thought I had four or five bullets in me,” Trump said.

But once stabilized, Trump did what few expected — he cracked jokes from his hospital bed. “It was bleeding like a b****,” he told aides, who quickly realized their boss was still very much himself.

The attempt on his life, caught on dramatic drone footage, became a defining moment of his 2024 campaign. “Suddenly, Trump wasn’t just a candidate — he was a survivor,” the book notes. Even outspoken critics like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg reportedly softened, expressing admiration for Trump’s resilience.

He even received a brief, civil call from then-President Joe Biden and was embraced by Melania upon returning home.

For Trump, the moment wasn’t just life-threatening — it was transformational. As he put it, “130 yards is like sinking a one-foot putt. It’s really close.”