Donald Trump reflects on the impact the shooting has had on his life and his campaign and, reveals how friends have asked whether he's getting help for PTSD

Six weeks after an assassin’s bullet tore through his ear, Donald Trump said the attack had left no mental scars and he had not felt the need for any counseling.

‘A couple of people have asked me that, and I have had no impact,’ he told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview. ‘It’s just amazing.’

He went on to describe in spiritual terms how the moment had crystallized in his mind the importance of his political mission.

Trump was in full flow at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July when a gunshot echoed through the crowd.

He raised his hand to his bloody ear in disbelief, before ducking to the ground where he was quickly shielded by a cocoon of Secret Service agents.

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Former President Donald Trump discussed the after effects of a bullet slicing through his ear, but said he had shrugged off friends’ concerns that he should have counselling

A week later he resumed his trademark rallies, indoors at first and then outdoors again two weeks ago with the protection of a bulletproof…

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Donald Trump reflects on the impact the shooting has had on his life and his campaign and, reveals how friends have asked whether he's getting help for PTSD

 

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