Until more details are available, it’s best to be cautious about offering commentary about the terrible shooting at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally. But I would just observe, based on the available video, that his reaction was remarkable.
To recap, Trump was speaking when gunshots could be heard, and then he grabbed his right ear and ducked.
Secret Service agents rushed onstage, helped him to his feet, and prepared to usher him away to a black SUV.
But then Trump, with blood flowing from his ear down the side of his face, could be heard saying, “Wait! Wait! Wait!” He then started defiantly pumping his fist at the crowd and mouthing what looked like, “Fight!” The shocked and scared crowd then began chanting “U-S-A!” as he walked off stage.
That at that moment — literally a minute after being shot at — he still had the instincts to rile up the crowd, projecting strength and defiance, is simply remarkable.