CNN
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Moments after he was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, former President Donald Trump was seen with blood on his ear and cheek as he was rushed off the stage.
Audio reveals how the chaotic scene played out from the view of Trump and people concerned in getting him to security.
Trump was in the midst of talking when a number of photographs rang out. He clasps his ear and geese as Secret Service brokers encompass him. “Get down, get down, get down,” one says. One other shot sounds and a lady screams.
Right here’s a transcript of the audio from the taking pictures and aftermath on the podium with Trump and Secret Service members, beginning simply after 6 p.m ET Saturday:
18:11:33: Photographs are fired.
18.11:34: Trump touches the best facet of his face.
18:11:35: Trump takes cowl as brokers rush to the rostrum.
Male agent 1: “Get down, get down, get down.”
Extra photographs heard as Trump surrounded by brokers.
18:11:41: Feminine agent: “What’re we doing, what’re we doing.” “The place are we going…”
Man indistinctly yelling.
18:11.50: Gunshot, then girl screams.
18:11:58: Male agent 2: “Go round to the spare, go round to the spare.”
18:12:00: Male agent 3 says one thing like: “Transfer to the spare, maintain, maintain, if you’re prepared, on you.”
(“Spare” refers to a spare limousine.)
18:12:01: Male agent 2: “Prepared”
18:12:02: Male agent 3: “Transfer!”
18:12:03: Male agent 2: “Up!”
18:12:03: Male agent 3: “Transfer!”
18:12:04: Male agent 4: “Go, go, go.”
18:12:06: Male agent 2: “Hawkeye’s right here.”
18:12:06: Feminine agent 1: “Hawkeye’s right here, shifting to the spare.”
(“Hawkeye” is the code identify for the counter assault group.)
18:12:09: Male agent 4: “Spare prepare, spare prepare.”
18:12:10: Male agent 2: “You prepared?”
18:12:16-21: Brokers: “Shooter’s down, shooter’s down, are we good to maneuver?”
18:12:21: Male agent: “Shooter’s down. We’re good to maneuver.”
18:12:22: Feminine agent: “Are we clear?”
18:12:23: Brokers: “We’re clear, we’re clear, we’re clear.”
18:12:23: Male agent: “Let’s transfer, let’s transfer.”
Brokers begin to get up, lifting Trump.
18:12:33: Trump: “Let me get my sneakers, let me get my sneakers.”
18:12:35: Male agent 2: “I bought you sir, I bought you sir.”
18:12:36: Trump: “Let me get my sneakers on.”
18:12:37: One other male agent: “maintain on, your head is bloody.”
18:12:39: Male agent 2: “Sir we’ve bought to maneuver to the automotive sir.”
18:12:42: Trump: Let me get my sneakers.”
18:12:43: Feminine agent: “OK, [inaudible].”
18:12:47: Trump: “Wait, wait, wait” then fist pumps to crowd. He mouths “struggle” 3 times – a transfer met with cheers by the gang.
18:12:54: Agent: “We bought to maneuver, we bought to maneuver.”