‘Superficial Wound’: Dr. Fauci Dismisses Concerns Over Trump’s Health Since Assassination Attempt

Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed concerns regarding former President Donald Trump’s injuries following the attempted assassination against him.

Over the weekend, Trump’s ear was grazed by a bullet from the would-be assassin at a Pennsylvania rally, in a shooting that left one rallygoer dead and two others seriously injured.

Trump dove to the stage floor and took cover after grabbing his ear while Secret Service surrounded him before taking him to emergency medical services.

Soon after the attack, Trump’s campaign released a statement that his ear had been grazed by the bullet but he was “fine.” Since the attack, details surrounding Trump’s injuries have not been released, leading some such as CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta to call for a “public assessments” of his medical exam.

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer asked Fauci for his thoughts on releasing more information regarding Trump’s treatment. Fauci responded that he does not “think there is much more to it.”

“It seems to have been a superficial wound to the ear, and that’s all,” said Fauci.

BLITZER: What more does the public need to know about the extent of Donald Trump’s injuries and his treatment?

FAUCI: You know, I don’t think there is much more to it. I mean, from what we’ve seen and what we’ve heard, it was, it was a bullet shot that grazed his ear and injured his ear, according to the physicians who examined him. There was no other further damage.

So I think that with regard to the health related purely to the bullet itself, I think he’s he’s in the clear as far as I can see. I mean, it’s dangerous to make diagnoses from a distance from what I’m seeing, the way he’s acting now and what his physicians report saw. It seems to have been a superficial wound to the ear, and that’s all.

BLITZER: I just want to just read one line, from, chief medical correspondent. Doctor Sanjay Gupta who said this, and I’ll read it to you. This is, this is, Doctor Sanjay Gupta saying gunshot blast near the head can cause injuries that aren’t immediately noticeable, such as bleeding in or on the brain, damage to the inner ear, or even psychological trauma, as you know. He’s a neurosurgeon. What do you make of that?

FAUCI: Well, I mean, I know Sanjay’s a good friend. He’s got a good clinical judgment. He’s a practicing neurosurgeon. So, again, it’s very difficult from a distance when you’re not examining someone yourself to make any projection about it.

I’m just commenting on what I’m seeing superficially, I would imagine, Wolf, that his physicians did some studying. They very likely did an imaging study being a CT or an MRI or what have you. I don’t know that as a fact, but I would think that that would be a reasonable thing to do following an encounter the way he had with a bullet.

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