Donald Trump Was Sh*t-Talking Joe Biden In The Emergency Room After Getting Shot

Laser-focused, even after getting shot.

Of course one of the biggest moments of the 2024 presidential campaign came on July 13 when then-GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

By now everybody’s seen the video and now-iconic pictures of the assassination attempt. Trump fell to the ground and was quickly swarmed by Secret Service before being lifted to his feet and fist-pumping to the crowd while encouraging them to continue to fight.

But after he was rushed into a waiting vehicle by Secret Service, we haven’t heard much about what was going on with Trump that day.

Shortly after the shooting, video emerged of Trump walking into a nearby hospital. And thanks to an excerpt of new book REVENGE: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power by Alex Isenstadt, which was published today by Vanity Fair, we now know more about what happened after the president got to the hospital – and it sounds like it went exactly like you would expect.

After being taken to Butler Memorial Hospital, Trump was taken to the emergency room as patients were cleared out to make a secure wing of the ER. Despite walking in under his own power, Trump was put on a stretcher and wheeled through the hospital in only an undershirt and his suit pants. And it seems he was aware of just how big of a moment it was, telling his staff and doctors that the incident was “going to make some news.”

Trump was later taken to get a CT scan to check him for a possible concussion. The test came back clear, something Trump was apparently proud of – and something he wanted to use to troll his then-opponent, President Joe Biden:

“Can you give me a copy of these? Because I want to make sure I can show reporters that my cognitive function is 100 percent. You can’t say the same about Joe Biden.”

Just classic Trump. Always locked in.

Apparently he was given a CD with his test results, which he promised to release “at a later time.” But of course it ended up not mattering because just a couple weeks later Biden would drop out of the race after pressure from his own party due to his diminished cognitive function.

After watching Biden address the nation about the shooting, Trump asked to see the pictures that had been taken – and he was just as impressed by the photo of him raising his fist as the rest of the world was:

“Wow, that’s iconic. That’s the most American picture I’ve ever seen.”

He also had plans for his bloodied clothes when they were finally returned to him:

“This is going into the museum.”

There’s no doubt that the moment played into Trump’s 2024 election victory, showing off his strength and determination in the face of threats and providing a stark contrast with his Democrat opponents. And as it turns out, even in the emergency room after being shot, Trump was still laser-focused on the election…and trolling Joe Biden.