BETHEL PARK, PA – An ardent Trump supporter captured the 45th president on video moments after he arrived at a Pennsylvania hospital, moments after he was shot.
Rick Foerster, owner of Apparel by 45, told Fox News Digital that his wife, Karen, was in the same hospital where Trump was taken after the fatal shooting at his campaign rally in Butler on July 13.
The supporter said he had VIP tickets to the rally at the Butler Fairgrounds and arrived promptly at 9 a.m. Saturday to secure front-row seats.
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Trump's motorcade arrived at the hospital emergency room just minutes after the former president was shot. (Clothes 45)
A drone view during the police investigation into shootings at a campaign rally of Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, July 14, 2024. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)
The rally, which was not scheduled to begin until 5 p.m., was held in a huge field in 97-degree heat and with no shade.
“There was nothing between us and the stage except a metal barrier,” he said. “I'm literally 15 feet from the podium.”
“At about 4:30 p.m., my wife was getting dizzy and fainting, so we went to get help and they took her to a tent to cool off,” Foerster said. “Her blood pressure skyrocketed and they decided to take her to the nearest hospital by ambulance.”
Foerster said his wife began receiving treatment for dehydration when she noticed a nurse doing the rally.
“My wife asked if she could go to the bathroom and the nurse walked her over. I was walking by the nurses' station when I noticed they were streaming the demonstration and asked if I could watch it with them.”
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He said he was talking to a friend at the rally when he was told: “Oh my God, President Trump has been shot.”
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Foerster recalled that the charge nurse “was in tears” and one woman fell out of her wheelchair after the announcement.
“And I was really distraught and probably six minutes went by and we heard these loud sirens,” he said. “And Karen looked at me and said they were going to bring him in.” [Trump] “here since we are only ten minutes away, but six miles away.”
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is carried from the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Indeed, Trump was seen walking just moments after being the target of an assassination attempt.
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Foerster said everyone ran to the windows after a motorcade pulled up.
“Suddenly, all these huge black SUVs from their convoy showed up with lights and sirens and everything went crazy,” he said. “And the whole time, I had the video on and everyone was running to the window.”
Former President Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday during a rally in Pennsylvania. (Trump campaign office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Foerster described his relief when he saw Trump walking alone after the barrage of gunfire unleashed during the rally.
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“And he was walking alone and I got excited because I expected him to be dead or being carried,” she said.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the second day of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)
The supporter said he and his wife have been loyal followers of the “Trump train” since they first saw the former president announce his candidacy in 2015.
“Since 2015, I have made a commitment to attend every rally within a 100-mile radius,” he said. “I've always been there.”
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Foerster said the Secret Service noticed her regular attendance at rallies and asked her to be a “second set of eyes,” eventually gifting the couple seats at Trump's inauguration.
