Another perspective emerged from the day an assassination attempt was made on former President Donald Trump, with a video emerging from the hospital where he was taken.
A video shot by Rick Foerster was shared in a story reported by The Epoch Times that recounted how his wife Karen had ended up at the Butler Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania after being overcome by the heat at the rally.
The hospital waiting room was reportedly crowded and news of Trump being shot spread, sending distraught patients into emotional reactions.
“A lot of people were crying. Most in the waiting room had heard the former president had been shot in the head but didn’t know he was able to walk to the car,” the report indicated.
“Next thing I know, cops fly in, Secret Service flies up, and the shortest girl gets out, starts pointing at windows and doors, and telling people where to go,” Karen, 53, told the outlet.
The hospital was reportedly placed in lockdown and the computer system may have been temporarily affected by the security measures. Video captured by Rick, 56, showed concerned patients trying to get a glimpse from the window after Trump’s Secret Service and vehicles had arrived.
When the former president emerged, walking, there was an ecstatic response captured on the video.
Rick recounted that he invited those waiting to join in prayer for Trump.
“We had four or five people come over and we just prayed and interceded for him. We held hands. Each one of us took a turn praying, and lifted him up,” he said.
Foerster noted that he was questioned by the Secret Service after he was overheard reading a quote from President Joe Biden in which he reportedly said it’s “time to put Trump in a bullseye.” Foerster explained he was reading a news item and that he was a Trump supporter, prompting the agent to let him go.
“No one was allowed to leave until former President Trump left. But this time, before he made his way to the car, the Secret Service came into the waiting room, closed the shades, and said, no more photos and videos, Mr. Foerster said,” according to Epoch Times.
“It struck Ms. Foerster that they had witnessed a moment in history from a different vantage point than most people experienced that day,” the outlet added. “The couple left the hospital that evening, with Ms. Foerster in better health, and even a bit grateful that her illness sent them to the hospital, so they were not present for the shooting.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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