July 14, 2024

MILWAUKEE — In the hours since Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet, the former president has called heads of state, politicians — even journalists — as he projects a message of defiance.

The former president over the last day has spent much of his time on the phone with friends, Republican allies and world leaders. That includes President Joe Biden, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, among others. In those calls and others, his allies say Trump is in high spirits ahead of the Republican convention in Milwaukee.

“You would think he would be down,” said Fox News host Lawrence Jones, who told his network he had just spoken with Trump early Sunday morning. “He’s in the saddle. He’s excited,” Jones said.

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