At a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania , on Saturday (July 13), an assassination attempt was made on Trump. He narrowly escaped when a bullet grazed his right ear while he was speaking to supporters.
About six minutes into his address, the 78-year-old suddenly stopped and reached for his face before ducking for cover.
The crowd was shocked by loud bangs and the sight of blood running down Trump's face before subsequent shots were taken to "neutralise" the assailant, later identified as 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Later that day, after receiving prompt medical attention, the former president was released from the hospital and returned to New Jersey . Described as a "lone wolf", Crooks is now under FBI investigation as they delve into his background and motives, reports the Daily Star .
Following the harrowing event, baseless conspiracy theories have surfaced, with one particularly active thread on X noting how quickly Trump's blood seemed to "coagulate".
Despite getting back up with his white shirt unblemished, netizens argued that there "should be blood spattered all over that white collar."
In a social media post, 'Lakota Man' expressed doubts about the incident, saying: "I cut my ear once and I had to press down hard on it with some tissue to make it stop bleeding. And that took 30 minutes. I'm know I'm a overthinking this. But. Something's not right about this."
The Daily Star reached out to Dr Gareth Nye, a senior lecturer at Chester Medical School, for his professional opinion on the matter.
Dr Nye challenged the conspiracy theory suggested by 'Lakota Man', explaining the anatomical reasons for the lack of blood.
"In terms of the ear, although there is blood supply is not as extensive as the rest of the head and face. The blood vessels are also quite narrow so not much blood flow goes through them," Dr Nye clarified. "The ear is also incredibly thin and wouldn't likely cause a bullet too much resistance meaning it would travel straight through."
He further noted: "Few things I've noticed which will explain the apparent lack of blood in this particular injury in addition to the anatomy side."
"The actual wound was small considering the cause, it's extremely lucky. From still images it seems around 1-2cm wound. Blood spilling from this will not be as dramatic as other locations."
"Trump was brought to the ground with his face in the floor which sent blood down his face towards the floor. You can see streaks in other images. This therefore directed blood away from clothing."
Nye suggested a different scenario, clarifying that Trump's ear might not have been directly struck by the bullet. "An additional explanation, I'm not an expert here, but perhaps the bullet didn't actually hit his ear but the damage was caused as the bullet went very close to it," he remarked.
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