‘God Alone Saved Me’: Trump Reflects on Anniversary of Assassination Attempt, Says God Preserved Him

(Worthy Insights) – President Donald Trump is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the day a failed assassin attempted to end his life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, saying he is confident it was God who saved him for a “righteous purpose.”

“It remains my firm conviction that God alone saved me that day for a righteous purpose: to restore our beloved Republic to greatness and to rescue our Nation from those who seek its ruin,” the president wrote in a lengthy statement posted to the White House website.

Trump, 79, said the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, “came within a quarter inch of ending my life and silencing our movement to restore American greatness” but credited “the hand of providence and the grace of Almighty God” for his life being spared. [ Source (Read More…) ]


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