'I'm supposed to be dead' Trump says, as he vows to bring country together

 

• Donald Trump says he is "supposed to be dead" after surviving an assassination attempt on Saturday night

• He says he will "bring the country together" at the Republican convention this week - and will give a "whole different speech" to the "humdinger" he had planned

• On Sunday night, President Biden gave a televised address, where he called for the "temperature of politics" to be lowered

• "Politics must never be a literal battlefield, God forbid a killing field," he said 

  
  
  
  The man who tried to kill Trump - Thomas Crooks, 20 - was shot and killed by the Secret Service but his motive remains unknown

• School classmates remember a "normal boy" who had been rejected by the school's rifle team. 

• Officer found gunman on roof moments before he fired – reportspublished at 11:43

  
  

  A law enforcement officer found gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks moments before he fired towards former President Trump, two officials told the Associated Press on a condition of anonymity., external

  Crooks is said to have pointed his gun at the officer, who retreated down a ladder, and the 20-year-old "quickly fired" at Trump.

  Witnesses previously told the BBC that they reported the gunman to police "minutes" before he opened fire.

  The US Secret Service has been under scrutiny since Saturday – with the FBI saying it's "surprising" a gunman was able to open fire at the rally before being killed.

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