Trump’s doctor reveals shocking new details about the former president’s gunshot wound — and how close he came to death

A former doctor for Donald Trump has revealed it was an “absolute miracle he wasn’t killed” after examining his ear following the assassination attempt.

Ronny L Jackson, 57, met Trump, 78, in Bedminster, New Jersey, after his near-death experience to “personally check on him”.

“I am extremely grateful that his life was spared,” Jackson wrote in a letter posted Saturday on Truth Social by Trump. “It is a true miracle that he was not killed.”

The doctor said Trump suffered a two-centimeter gunshot wound — about an inch — in last week’s assassination attempt.

Jackson revealed that the Republican nominee had to undergo a CT scan of his head in Pennsylvania after the bullet struck his ear, and that his wound continued to cause “intermittent bleeding,” forcing him to keep his bandage – which has since become a symbol of solidarity among his supporters – on.

The memo from former White House physician Ronny Jackson, now a far-right Texas lawmaker, is one of the first detailed accounts of the injury Trump suffered when Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally a week ago, killing one bystander and wounding two others.

“There was initially considerable bleeding, followed by marked swelling of the entire upper part of the ear. The swelling has since subsided and the wound is beginning to granulate and heal properly,” Jackson said in a letter.

He also said the former president will have to undergo further tests, including a “comprehensive hearing test.”

The 45th president of the United States was first treated at Butler Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania, which Jackson praised for their “exceptional care” and “excellent job of evaluating and treating his injury.”

“In summary, former President Trump is doing well and is recovering as expected from the gunshot wound he suffered last Saturday afternoon,” Jackson said.

The doctor will travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan, with Trump and “will remain with him throughout the weekend to provide any medical assistance he requires.”

Jackson will return to Washington, D.C. on Monday, before returning to Amarillo, Texas, where he lives, later this week.

Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump as he spoke at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last Saturday.

He was shot dead by Secret Service snipers after his shots grazed Trump’s ear, killing rally-goer Corey Comperatore and wounding another.

Jackson, who retired from the Navy as a rear admiral last year, was first appointed to the White House medical unit under former President George W. Bush and then became the presidential physician in 2013 under Barack Obama.

But he gained national fame after he lauded Trump’s health and “great genes” in 2018, saying: “I told the president that if he had eaten a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he could live to be 200.”

Shortly after, Trump nominated him to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, but Jackson withdrew his name from the list following allegations that he improperly distributed drugs and was sometimes drunk on the job.

During his campaign for Congress, Jackson positioned himself as a close Trump supporter, endorsing the narrative that Obama had “weaponized” the government to spy on Trump.

He also broke with public health officials on the coronavirus, saying mask-wearing should be a “personal choice,” and he questioned Joe Biden’s cognitive ability to run for president.