A doctor said that he thinks Donald Trump is "vulnerable" after Saturday's assassination attempt in which a bullet grazed his right ear.
Dr. Houman Hemmati spoke to Fox News about Trump's Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in which the former president talked about the shooting and said he will never speak about it again.
"When have you ever heard President Trump ever say in the past that he's never going to repeat something?" Hemmati said "This is a man of many words, who as you can tell from the rest of his speech loves to talk and loves to repeat things. The fact that he said that about this one issue really hits home the point that this is hurting him.
"I think this is one of those rare moments where you see him in a public way be very vulnerable and transparent and it shows you that he's processing it."
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire on the former president from a nearby rooftop during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and was then killed by the Secret Service.
A volunteer firefighter, Corey Comperatore, who was attending the rally, was killed at the scene when he dove onto his family to protect them. Trump displayed Comperatore's uniform on stage at the RNC and at one point kissed his helmet.
Hemmati went on to tell Fox News that he thought Trump was likely experiencing "survivor's guilt."
"He said 'I shouldn't be here'—that's a sign that he thinks that bullet should have been for him, and 'why am I alive and someone else isn't,'" Hemmati said.
Trump formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination on the final day of his convention. The multiday event began just two days after the assassination attempt.
During Thursday's speech, Trump described his experience and said that "the assassin's bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life."
He described dropping to the ground and being protected by Secret Service agents who quickly covered his body with theirs.
"There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way I felt very safe, because I had God on my side," he said.
He later said: "I am not supposed to be here tonight. I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God. Many people say it was a providential moment."
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