How many men have faced the crucible of a near-death experience and came out triumphant? America just watched Donald Trump’s great moment of testing and saw him prove his mettle.
When we tell our children about the assassination attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, we will remember the moment when a man, wounded and bloodied, raised his fist in the air and shouted, “Fight! Fight!”
Trump could not have known—in that fateful moment—that there was only one shooter, that he would be safely escorted off that stage, to recover. After he heard shots fired and felt blood trickle down his face, he must have known that any moment might be his last.
He could have cowered. He could have rushed off the stage. Instead, he risked making himself a target in order to deliver a message.
Those two seconds spoke volumes.
It was as if he…
