BREAKING: Donald Trump breaks silence, says bullet pierced upper part of right ear during rally 

Former President Donald Trump has released a statement following the shooting incident at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

Law enforcement officials said the shooting at the rally is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president. 

In the statement sighted by The Nation, Trump said a bullet pierced the upper part of his ear during the incident, which took place while he was giving a speech on stage.

“I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realised then what was happening,” he said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of law enforcement, for their rapid response.

“Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured.

“It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country.”

Meanwhile, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said he spoke to his father on the phone and “he is in great spirits.” 

“He will never stop fighting to save America, no matter what the radical left throws at him,” Trump Jr. said in a statement.