‘Kind Of Remarkable’: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Points To Clues About Possible Severity Of Trump’s Ear Injury

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta pointed to certain clues Thursday about the severity of former President Donald Trump’s ear injury after Saturday’s assassination attempt.

Gupta pondered over the lack of information about the ear injury that resulted from the shooting at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight shots into the crowd. The medical professional explained the possible injuries that Trump could have sustained.

“We saw the president reach the side of his face. He goes down, but he does down by his own power, it’s not like he collapsed or something. He eventually comes back up. He’s able to walk eventually to the vehicle, he’s able to raise his hand. These are all important clues medically and they were good signs certainly for him,” Gupta explained.

Gupta said the bone located behind the right ear is thin, which would require a doctor to examine whether other injuries were present to the brain, inner ear and other surrounding bones. Sources reportedly told Gupta that the results from Trump’s computed tomography (CT) scan came back clear, ruling out many other possible injuries or problems that could have arisen from the shooting.

Gupta said the hospital where Trump received treatment had not provided him with specific information about the injury.

“Again, it’s kind of remarkable, Jake , I’ve been doing this job for a long time. Still don’t know many details about this pretty awful injury,” Gupta continued.

Trump said in a Saturday Truth Social post that a bullet “pierced” the upper portion of his right ear. He described hearing “a whizzing sound” and “shots” while feeling the bullet “ripping through the skin.”