Trump's voice cracks as he relives moment gunman's bullet came 'within a quarter of an inch of taking my life' and pays tribute to Melania in historic convention speech | 19 July 2024 | Donald Trump's voice cracked with emotion on Thursday night as he described the moment an assassin's bullet sliced through his ear. "I'm not supposed to be here," he told his supporters at the Republican convention in Milwaukee. "Yes you are, yes you are," chanted the crowd. Friends, aides and his family say the experience changed a former president known for his barnstorming rally speeches and punchy language. During Thursday's address, he kissed the helmet of former fire chief Corey Comperatore who died in the shooting, described how he survived only by the grace of God and called for a united nation... For all the talk that he would moderate his tone, the old Trump quickly returned as he veered off script.