After assassination attempt, Trump rewrites GOP convention speech to focus on unity instead of Biden

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has rewritten his speech for the Republican National Convention to focus on unity, rather than the policies of President Joe Biden, following the assassination attempt on him.

Trump was grazed by a bullet on the upper part of his ear on Saturday, during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., as a shooter killed attendee Corey Comperatore and injured attendees David Dutch and James Copenhaver in an assassination attempt on the former president.

He is set to give his speech at the GOP convention on Thursday, the last day of the four-day convention, where he is expected to be formally announced as the Republican Party's presidential nominee.

“The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,” Trump told the Washington Examiner on Sunday.

“Had this not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches” focused primarily on Biden's policies, he said. “Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now.”

Trump said that the speech will explain how he believes the assassination attempt has completely changed the election campaign.

"It is a chance to bring the country together," he said. "I was given that chance."

The former president said that he raised his hand as Secret Service was escorting him off the stage at the rally to let everyone know he was alright, “And that America goes on, we go forward, that we are strong.”