The FBI has confirmed that former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit by a bullet during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally earlier this month. The incident occurred on July 13 in Pennsylvania, where Trump was struck in the ear, causing it to bleed.

Initially, there was some uncertainty about whether Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel. However, the FBI’s latest statement clarified that it was indeed a bullet or a fragment of one that caused the injury.

Trump’s former White House doctor, now a Republican congressman, Ronny Jackson, also supported this, stating that there was no evidence it was anything other than a bullet. Trump has accepted the FBI’s clarification, though he has previously accused FBI Director Christopher Wray of political bias.

During the attack, eight bullets were fired from outside the event’s security perimeter. Two attendees were seriously injured, and a 50-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter was killed. The gunman was taken down by a US Secret Service sniper.

Since the incident, Trump has incorporated the event into his campaign, telling supporters that he “took a bullet for democracy.” At his rallies, many supporters wear bandages on their right ears as a symbol of solidarity.

A detailed investigation by The New York Times supports the conclusion that Trump was grazed by the first bullet fired. Trump’s campaign has not released medical reports, but they continue to cite statements from Ronny Jackson.

Trump maintains that the injury was caused by a bullet and has used the incident to strengthen his campaign narrative, claiming he has “God on his side.”