Shortly after a gunman opened fire at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump said the projectile that hit his ear and caused it to bleed was a bullet.
But in testimony before the House judiciary committee yesterday, FBI director Christopher Wray said it was not clear if that was indeed the case, or if Trump was struck by shrapnel:
From the standpoint of how seriously the assassination attempt should be taken I agree that it doesn’t matter whether he was hit by a bullet or shrapnel. Either way a presidential candidate was shot at and people around him were injured or killed. The article is definitely problematic.
The testimony probably isn’t problematic though. From an investigatory standpoint getting as much detail as possible correct is important. The results of the investigation will be used to identify where security failed and attempt to improve security in the future. Getting the details right may prevent or lessen the severity of another assassination attempt.