Trump could also be heard repeatedly asking: ‘Let me get my shoes.’
Realizing their hero was uninjured and that the immediate danger appeared to have passed, the crowd began chanting ‘USA, USA’ as he was rushed away and bundled into a Secret Service SUV.
Team Trump says the former president is ‘fine’ and that further updates on his condition would follow soon.
A medical helicopter was seen taking off from the rally site 19 minutes after the shooting and is believed to be headed for a hospital in nearby Pittsburgh, The New York Times reported.
It is unclear if that was carrying the bystander who died, or Trump himself.
A blood-covered ER doctor told CBS News that he had treated the dead bystander and that they had suffered severe injuries.
The doctor, who did not give his name, said: ‘I heard the shots. I thought it was firecrackers begin with.
‘Somebody over there was screaming ‘he’s been shot he’s been shot.
‘So I made my way over. I said I’m an emergency department physician. Let me help you.’
‘The guy had spun around was jammed between the benches and a head shot here. There’s lots of blood and he had brain matter.
‘So I got him together so I got people there really helpful. I did CPR chest compressions as well.’
A medical helicopter could be heard coming in to land as the doctor spoke and he indicated that he believed the aircraft was there for the bystander he’d just treated.
Donald Trump Jr has since said that his father is in ‘good spirits’ and shared a tweet of his bloodied father with his fist raised captioned: ‘He will never stop fighting to Save America.’
Dramatic footage that has swept the world showed popping sounds ring out as the 2024 presidential hopeful was on stage addressing a large crowd of supporters.
Trump could be seen ducking as screams rang out and fans in MAGA t-shirts stood behind him threw themselves to the ground.
It is unclear where the shooter fired the shots from, or what kind of weapon was used. Secret Service agents face urgent questions about how they were able to put a former president – who is current favorite to be 47th president – face mortal peril.
Donald Trump is pictured with blood on his face moments after shots rang out at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday
The site of the Trump rally in Butler County Show Grounds is pictured before Trump came on stage. The president spoke on the stage just below the hoisted American flag with a crowd standing behind him.
President Biden is seen addressing reporters after Saturday’s shooting – he branded the incident ‘sick’ and said he was ‘grateful’ to hear that the former president was ‘safe and doing well’
President Biden says he is ‘grateful to hear that (Trump) is safe and doing well’ and that he is ‘praying’ for the Trumps while awaiting further information.
Biden added: ‘There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.’
The president has since appeared live on TV to further condemn the shooting, branding it ‘sick’.
Vice President Kamala Harris is being briefed on the shooting.
Former President Barack Obama has also condemned the shooting, saying: ‘There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.
‘Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics.
‘Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery.’
