X Founder Elon Musk fully endorsed Donald Trump just moments after the former president was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday surviving an assassination attempt.
“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” he said on X.
In a subsequent post, Musk wrote, “Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt.”
I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery, he wrote.
The incident took place during a campaign rally, during Trump’s speech, on Saturday. Following the attack on Trump, 78, nine shots rang out and the former president ducked for cover. After Secret Service agents quickly surrounded him, Trump was rushed off stage.
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