Trump may only be alive due to the shooter's bad wind estimate, Blackwater founder says

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 16:45

Former President Donald Trump was escorted to a motorcade following an attempted assassination at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. — Donald Trump may only be alive due to the shooter's bad wind estimate, former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince said.
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Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, said 5mph wind was enough to displace the bullet by two inches.
Donald Trump was "not saved" by the US Secret Service's "brilliance," the former Navy SEAL said.
Prince criticized the Secret Sevice for letting a shooter within 150 meters of a pre-planned event.

Former President Donald Trump may only be alive due to the shooter's bad wind estimate, according to Erik Prince, a former Navy SEAL and the founder of private military company Blackwater.