Donald Trump delivers heartfelt — and harrowing — RNC address after assassination attempt: ‘Every single moment we have on Earth is a gift’

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Former President Donald Trump delivered a heartfelt and harrowing address at the Republican National Convention, just days after surviving an assassination attempt. "Every single moment we have on Earth is a gift," Trump began, emphasizing the preciousness of life. He shifted from his usual bombastic rhetoric to a message of unity and hope, saying, "The discord and division in our society must be healed. As Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and a shared destiny." He recounted the assassination attempt in chilling detail, describing how he heard the “loud whizzing” of the bullet and how “blood was pouring everywhere.”Trump concluded with a powerful call for unity, saying, “We rise together. Or we fall apart. Tonight, I ask for your partnership, for your support, and I am humbly asking for your vote. Every day, I will strive to honor the trust you have placed in me, and I will never let you down.”