Donald Trump has been shot at.

Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Oct 19, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 6 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 90%

The Dan Bongino ShowOct 19, 2026

Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, FBI, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact) confirm Trump was shot at and wounded in the ear at the July 13, 2024 Butler rally, and that a Secret Service agent fired at an armed man near his West Palm Beach golf course on September 15, 2024.

What was said

… They were so afraid of him, and all he had to do was say, "I'm out. I did my public service. Thanks. Sayonara. He didn't. He gets locked up, charged, investigated. His family gets investigated. He gets repeatedly maligned in a lying media. He gets shot at, almost shot at again. He's got even Secret Service prior directors who did, I believe, a terrible job protecting him. All he's asking you to do is show up one last time for him. Show up in the future, of course. This is his last time in the ballot. He's not on the ballot? …

The Dan Bongino Show · Oct 19, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. Trump was shot and grazed in the right ear by gunman Thomas Crooks at a July 13, 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, per FBI and PolitiFact reporting.[1][2][5]

Supports. On September 15, 2024, a Secret Service agent saw a gun barrel near Trump's West Palm Beach golf club and opened fire at Ryan Routh, a second apparent assassination attempt.[3][4][6]

Context. The post's phrasing 'almost shot at again' refers to the Florida incident; the extracted claim's general 'has been shot at' is supported by both events.[4][7]