‘Still Intermittent Bleeding’: Trump Shares Ronny Jackson Medical Evaluation He’s ‘Doing Well’ One Week After Assassination Attempt

Former President Donald Trum p shared a letter on his social media platform Saturday from his former White House doctor Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) who said the Republican nominee is “doing fine” but still experiencing “intermittent bleeding” a week after he was shot in the ear in Pennsylvania.

The lengthy letter was penned by the physician and lawmaker, who said he had been with Trump since he narrowly avoided a would-be assassin’s kill shot while standing on a stage in the community of Butler.

“As the former appointed Physician to the President for President Donald J. Trump, I was naturally very concerned, as was the entire world, about his wellbeing after the assassination attempt on his life. As such, I met him in Bedminster, New Jersey, late that evening to personally check on him, and offer my assistance in any way possible,” Jackson began. He continued:

I have been with President Trump since that time, and I have evaluated and treated his wound daily. He is doing well. As reported and witnessed by the entire world, he sustained a gunshot wound to the right ear from a high-powered rifle used by the would-be assassin. The bullet passed, coming less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear.

The bullet track produced a 2cm wide wound that extended down to the cartilaginous surface of the ear. There was initially significant bleeding, followed by marked swelling of the entire upper ear. The swelling has since resolved, and the wound is beginning to granulate and heal properly. Based on the highly vascular nature of the ear, there is still intermittent bleeding requiring a dressing to be in place. Given the broad and blunt nature of the wound itself, no sutures were required.

The congressman praised the staff at Butler Memorial Hospital where Trump was first transported after being nicked by the bullet. Jackson said the hospital did “an excellent job” treating Trump.

Jackson concluded, “In summary, former President Trump is doing well, and he is recovering as expected from the gunshot wound sustained last Saturday afternoon. I am extremely thankful his life was spared. It is an absolute miracle he wasn’t killed. I am heading to the rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan with President Trump now, and I will remain at his side throughout the weekend to provide any medical assistance he needs.

As The New York Times reported, Jackson replaced Trump’s wounded dressing while the former president was in transit to Milwaukee last Sunday for the Republican National Convention.