{"id":71991,"date":"2024-07-14T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a0f9fa5fa047f370086e00d8a577ce13"},"modified":"2024-07-14T22:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T22:00:11","slug":"trumps-survival-was-miraculous-given-bullets-proximity-to-his-brain-doctor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/trumps-survival-was-miraculous-given-bullets-proximity-to-his-brain-doctor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s survival was \u2018miraculous\u2019 given bullet\u2019s proximity to his brain, doctor says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The morning after former <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>President Donald Trump<\/u><\/span> survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Marc Siegel spoke to Fox News about the &#8220;miraculous&#8221; outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Appearing on &#8220;America Reports,&#8221; the Fox News medical contributor and clinical professor of medicine at <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>NYU Langone Medical Center<\/u><\/span> expressed his admiration for Trump\u2019s reaction in what he described as a &#8220;war zone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The crowd kept its composure when this was going on \u2026 They were led by President Trump\u2019s rally cry, raising his fist, saying \u2018Fight\u2019 and not giving up,&#8221; Siegel said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>TRUMP SHOOTING: \u2018GOD\u2019S HAND OF PROTECTION WAS ON HIM,&#8217; SAYS REV. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, OTHERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From a medical point of view, that idea of showing courage, and then showing compassion, reaching out on social media to the families of the victim and those who were injured, also sends the right message.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The doctor also noted the quickness with which Trump got down when the shots were fired and then was led off the stage, which showed an &#8220;adroitness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/siegel-trump-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-survival-was-miraculous-given-bullets-proximity-to-his-brain-doctor-says.jpg\" alt=\"Siegel Trump split\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>The morning after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Marc Siegel spoke to Fox News about the &#8220;miraculous&#8221; outcome.<\/span> <span>(Fox News\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;You don\u2019t know what you\u2019re going to do in that situation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Siegel also emphasized how &#8220;miraculous&#8221; it is that the <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>former president<\/u><\/span> survived the incident.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve been talking to <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>emergency room doctors<\/u><\/span>, vascular surgeons and trauma surgeons all over the country this morning, and nobody can remember a case like this,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>n particular, the doctor noted how rare it is for someone to be only grazed by a bullet from a high-powered file.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/Screenshot-2024-07-14-at-3.07.47\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-survival-was-miraculous-given-bullets-proximity-to-his-brain-doctor-says.png\" alt=\"Dr. Marc Siegel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>&#8220;I\u2019ve been talking to emergency room doctors, vascular surgeons and trauma surgeons all over the country this morning, and nobody can remember a case like this,&#8221; Dr. Siegel said.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Dr. Marc Siegel)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I trained in the Bellevue [Hospital Center] emergency room, I took care of gunshot victims countless times, and I never saw anything from a high-powered rifle that only grazed something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People can recount someone being grazed by a bullet \u2014 I\u2019ve seen that in the ER, but never from a high-powered rifle,&#8221; Siegel said.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor stressed the small chance of Trump escaping this alive \u2014 &#8220;especially since it\u2019s next to the part of the brain that is absolutely <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>uniformly deadly<\/u><\/span>, over 95% deadly, if he\u2019d been hit in the brain there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-survival-was-miraculous-given-bullets-proximity-to-his-brain-doctor-says-1.jpg\" alt=\"Trump rally\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>Audience members duck in the crowd during a shooting attempt at a campaign rally for GOP presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a separate conversation with Fox News Digital, the doctor went into more detail about the former president&#8217;s injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bullet grazed his ear &#8211; it looked a bit macerated, but we don&#8217;t know if he got stitches and I can&#8217;t tell yet if he might need <span class=\"waslinkname\">plastic surgery<\/span>, but that would be easy to do,&#8221; Siegel said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(&#8220;Macerated&#8221; is a medical term that refers to the process of skin softening and breaking down.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was reminiscent of Teddy Roosevelt being shot in 1912 when he was running for another term as president after serving from 1901 to 1909,&#8221; the doctor noted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\" readability=\"7\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;His courage, strength, good humor and caring for others are traits of a leader.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Roosevelt was shot in the chest during a campaign speech, and it hit his eyeglasses case and bounced back, leaving bullet holes in his speech,&#8221; Siegel continued. &#8220;Comparisons have been made between Roosevelt and Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Siegel reiterated that Trump handled the situation &#8220;extraordinarily&#8221; well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit <\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews\/health<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His courage, strength, good humor and caring for others are traits of a leader, as was his alacrity in hitting the ground and bouncing back up,&#8221; the doctor said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His positive reaction and courage instead of fear bodes well for quick psychological recovery <span class=\"waslinkname\">without PTSD<\/span>, which affects 10% to 25% of combat veterans.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. 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