Trump, after the attack, goes viral on social media. “I heard a hiss and felt the tear” –

The attack on Donald J. Trump has generated a wave of emotion that has also spilled over into the social media accounts of the Republican candidate. The former US president’s accounts have grown considerably in the last few hours. The Instagram profile has seen an increase of 370,000 new followers; account X, despite Trump not posting anything for months, has grown by 163,000 new followers.

In the meantime, Trump himself has published an account of what happened on social media: “I knew immediately that something was wrong, because I heard a whoosh, gunshots and I immediately felt the bullet tearing through my skin.” The former president added that “there was a lot of bleeding, so I knew right then what was happening.” In his post, Trump expressed his condolences to the family of the person who attended his rally and was killed, and to the family of “another person who was seriously injured.” He then added that he knew nothing regarding the attacker. “I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement for their quick response to the shooting that just happened in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Trump concluded.