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Miles Archer

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Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:02 AM Jul 2025

Trump demanded a CT scan after PA shooting "because he wanted evidence about the state of his brain." [View all]

After having his ear nicked by an assassin's bullet during his appearance at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump made some puzzling demands that baffled his aides and doctors.

In an excerpt of the upcoming book, “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” to be published on July 8, the Washington Post selected a moment-by-moment recollection of the events of the day — and what followed after Trump was rushed to a nearby hospital.

According to the book, written by journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf, before the president was released by doctors he demanded a CT scan, because he wanted evidence about the state of his brain.

The book details, "In Trump’s room, he told the doctor he wanted a CT scan. The doctor asked why, and Trump said he felt like he needed it," adding that he was then escorted by Secret Service agents to be tested.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iq-test/

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