Trump struck by bullet during assassination attempt, FBI says

The statement marked the most definitive law enforcement account of Mr Trump’s injuries and followed ambiguous comments earlier in the week

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts following an assassination attempt. (AP Photo/Gene J Puskar, File)

The FBI has confirmed a bullet struck Donald Trump’s ear, clearing up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally.

“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the agency said in a statement.