Donald Trump Jr., son of former president Donald Trump, recounted the moment he learned of the failed assassination attempt against his father, the minutes of confusion, and finally speaking with the former president afterward.
Trump Jr. spoke with Daily Wire host Michael Knowles on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in an interview released on Tuesday. Trump Jr. began by telling Knowles that he had originally meant to attend the Pennsylvania rally at which his father was shot, but changed plans after finding out that the announcement of the vice presidential pick, originally scheduled to happen at the rally, was postponed.
Instead, Trump Jr. was fishing with his daughter when he first received a call informing him that his father had been shot.
“I took my daughter out on the boat with a couple of her friends, and I got a call, you know, at 6:15 or whatever it was….
