NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Donald Trump The campaign released an update on the former president’s health on Saturday, a week after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The Texas representative served as Trump’s White House physician. Ronnie Jackson’s memoir provides new details about the nature of the GOP candidate’s injuries and the treatment he received immediately after the attack.
According to Jackson, Trump suffered a gunshot wound to the right ear from a high-powered rifle that “came less than a quarter of an inch into the head and struck the top of the right ear.”
The bullet track “created a 2 cm wide wound that extended to the cartilaginous surface of the ear. Initially there was significant bleeding followed by significant swelling throughout the upper ear.
He said the swelling has resolved and the wound is “quickly starting to heal properly,” adding that Trump is still experiencing intermittent bleeding, requiring a dressing on display at last week’s Republican National Convention.
“Given the extensive and blunt nature of the wound, stitches are not required,” he wrote.
Trump was first treated by medical staff at Butler Memorial Hospital. According to Jackson, doctors “provided a thorough evaluation for additional injuries that included a CT scan of his head.”
Trump said, “There will be additional evaluations, including a comprehensive hearing exam as needed. “He will follow up with his primary care physician as directed by the physicians who initially evaluated him,” he wrote.
“In short, former President Trump is doing well and is recovering as expected from the shooting last Saturday afternoon,” he added.
A letter is First official update On the condition of the former president since the night of the shooting.
Jackson, a staunch Trump supporter, said in the letter that as Trump’s former doctor, he was deeply concerned about the former president’s well-being after the attack and visited him in Bedminster, New Jersey, late Saturday after Trump returned from Pennsylvania. Check him personally and offer my assistance as much as possible.”
She said she has been with Trump since that day, assessing and treating his injury daily. That includes traveling with him to Michigan on Saturday, where the former president will hold his first rally since the shooting, including his newly named running mate, Ohio Sen. J.T. Vance joined.
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It is unclear whether Jackson is a licensed physician. A congressional spokeswoman did not immediately provide a response and did not immediately respond to questions from the Trump campaign.
Proceedings of the American Board of Emergency Medicine Jackson is certified in emergency medicine, which is valid through the end of 2015.
Last year, Trump’s campaign celebrated President Joe Biden’s 81st birthday with New Jersey physician Dr. Bruce A. published a letter from Aronwald, who said he had been the former president’s physician since 2021.
