As in neither bullet nor shrapnel pierced anything .

The bullet brushed up against at his ear, the tip missing but the side in contact. It maybe not even in actual contact, but close enough to impart heat.

So basically, he got a rug burn.

but not much more. If you think about his blather from the RNC -- "the doctors said the ear bleeds more than any other part of the body" -- that is an expected reply from medical personnel if they were posed a question along the lines of "Why is there so much blood if the wound is so negligible?"

Maybe he scraped it when he ducked under the podium?

Maybe he cut his hand while ducking and reached up to his ear because he though it had been hit (heard the whizzing noise)?

It's all very suspicious alright especially considering their refusal to release the medical report.

Just wondering.

Those stigmata never went away, either.

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