The former president also said he is “not an extremist at all” and lashed out at the Democratic Party, which is under pressure to replace Joe Biden as the nominee. “They have some problems. Number one is they have no idea who their nominee is. That guy gets the votes and now they want to reverse that. As you can see, the Democratic Party is not the party of democracy. They really are enemies of democracy.”
The Republican presidential candidate wore a smaller, flesh-colored bandage over his right ear, which was bruised when a 20-year-old gunman shot him at a rally in Pennsylvania last week. A bystander was killed and the gunman was killed.
According to the AFP news agency, there was a lot of security in and around the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, but the increased presence of police and other services was not very visible in the event hall. After the attack in Pennsylvania, the question arose as to whether the Secret Service had failed there.