Trump says he was shot in the right ear in statement from hospital after rally in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump revealed he was shot in his right ear during a horrific assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally and knew something was wrong when he heard a ‘whizzing’ sound

The former president described feeling the bullet ‘ripping through my skin’ when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop just over 100 yards away

The 78-year-old was dragged off stage by Secret Service with blood covering his face and then pumped his fist and shouted ‘fight, fight, fight’ after the gunfire rang out in front of thousands of MAGA fans.

Trump confirmed he was hit in a statement from hospital hours after the terrifying scene unfolded.

Images of the presumptive Republican nominee standing up beneath an American flag and staring out into the crowd of thousands chanting ‘USA, USA’ are set to become some of the most defining in history.

The gunman and a member of the crowd were killed and two others were taken to hospital in a critical condition after the shooting at 6.15pm on Saturday night.

The suspect fired at least eight shots from the roof where his body and an AR-style rifle were later recovered.