Trump ‘quietly defiant and heroic’ in moments after assassination attempt, family friend tells Post

Dr. Gina Loudon, a longtime family friend of former President Donald Trump told The Post that she is “incredibly thankful” the “heroic” survived the attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday.

Loudon, who’s worked with the Trump campaign since 2015 and knows the family well, called Trump’s survival a miracle.

“I’m so thankful that President Trump is OK. I see it as a miracle,” said Loudon, who had been at his recent Florida rally with members of the 78-year-old’s family.

“When you watch what happened, you see that he seems to have turned his head at the exact moment he was shot. It was like he missed being seriously injured by millimeters. I know newspapers don’t usually like to report on faith but I think this was a miracle.

Donald Trump is helped off the stage after the shooting.
Donald Trump is helped off the stage after the shooting. AP

“We were all so worried at first. I heard several shots and I worried there was more injuries to the president. I thought there might be more blood we couldn’t see.”

Loudon said “it could have been anyone” at the rally, and that attendees must have been scared when the gunfire rang out.

“President’s Trump’s reaction was truly historic. I don’t know that we’ve ever seen anything so quietly defiant and heroic in one moment,” she said.

“He was concerned about everyone else at that moment and showed them he was OK. That’s the Trump I know. It’s how I ignore all the Trump derangement syndrome people.”

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