Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl expressed his astonishment at the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump but found inspiration in Trump's unwavering resilience and composure during the assassination attempt on his life.
Following the violent attack over the weekend that left Trump with a graze wound and resulted in the tragic loss of one life, Pearl shared his thoughts on the Outkick podcast Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich, as reported by Fox News.
“My first reaction was: How was this possibly happening? Is it real?” Pearl recounted.
“And when he got up pretty quickly, I prayed, I immediately asked God to watch over him, and praying for him in that particular moment,” he continued.
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“Then to see him get up and have the presence and the courage [to pump his fist at the crowd], I mean, Dan, who does that? That’s just rare to have that presence. To let everybody know, ‘Hey, I’m OK, and I am in this for our country, and let’s continue to fight,'” the coach added.
“He’d take a bullet for us.”
Pearl, known for his vocal support of Trump and criticism of the left-wing media, has made his views clear in the past.
In January, he condemned “state-run” MSNBC for censoring Trump’s Iowa primary victory speech, calling it a disturbing act against democracy.
This is beyond disturbing for our Democracy. This is how State run media operates quietly in dictatorships,except here they are explaining and openly justifying it!Americans should be able to hear and decide for themselves. Do you want candidates speech monitored and censored? https://t.co/LL1aNn0gwt
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) January 16, 2024
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So someone tries to take his life and you just call it a “Graze wound”? Hmmm!
Okay, enough. Why do people take it too far. Trump is a man, just like any other. That means he is a sinner just like you and me, and I highly doubt he’d take a bullet for anyone except may his own family.
correction, he already took a bullet for us. he could be on any golf course or any place other than where he’s been. instead he’s chosen to put his life on the line for America.
I am now an Auburn men’s basketball fan.
Is that what you think he did? That’s hysterical.
correction, he did take a bullet for us.