FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

Right. This was an entirely non-issue from the start. The FBI said "we're not sure if he was actually hit by a bullet or shrapnel" becuase they were investigating and hadn't confirmed anything. But that distinction does not really matter in the first place. He was shot at, he was struck and injured, a bystander died, and the shooter was killed. All of the rest of it are just details, particulars that don't change any of those facts. The FBI was speaking plainly about the facts at the time and Trump threw a hissy fit about it for no reason. All of that is par for the course and, frankly, boring. Then the media repeated, amplified and generated more outrage over a huge nothing-burger that made for a catchy headline. Find some real news to write about, Jesus.

Well that does matter since there's no way he'd have survived a cruise missile.

Well… he be more of a scummy, rapist must, but yeah

It wasn't blood, it was ketchup. The thing he puts on steaks.

I don't even eat meat and I would never ruin a steak that way.

For me, just historical record purposes. Nothing political.

From what I heard some else say. If he really was struck by a bullet that grazed his cheek and ear, it could be said that he was saved by an act of God. If he was struck by broken glass, the shooter just didn't aim well and the glass just flew towards trump.

The details matter if the presidential candidate is accused of lying.

TMZ dropped a pic with his bandage removed.

His doctor said that “chunks” were ripped off. His ear looked completely healed- and cartilage doesn’t regrow so that would have to have been reconstructive surgery.

I’m guessing if it wasn’t some one with a razor cutting for drama… it was a very mild graze.

All that is assuming TMZ is more or less legit. (Ie the photo isn’t doctored before the rag bought rights to it)

Sorry, all you get is images of a maxi pad to indicate enormous damage for what was likely a graze.

An attempt on a former president's life is a big deal, whether I think he's a human dumpster fire or not.

However, the way he played this up was and is ridiculous. He didn't need to prove anything. Someone shot at him and that's not in doubt. Instead he chose to milk it and I personally find that ludicrous given the circumstances.

The ear wound is in the thumbnail, no? I’m seeing a small semicircle along the outer top part of his ear.

I dunno if I can say I cared but I have been curious about the situation. There was a picture posted today of his unbandaged ear and it looked completely fine. Like no scars or stitches or anything.

I guess he just got slightly grazed with some small fragments or something.

There was legitimately some question of if it was the bullet or if it was a fragment of teleprompter glass or something.

It's not particularly newsworthy, but it's a detail the investigation needs to be clear on, and with updates being given faster than final answers can be found, there's moments where "we're still finalizing things, but it's either A or B" is all they can say.