The Secret Service officer who took a round to his bulletproof vest as a gunman rushed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night is “in great shape,” President Donald Trump said. However, taking a bullet in body armor is not without consequences.
People who have experienced it say it can be like being hit by a heavyweight prize fighter.
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“One officer was shot but saved by the fact that he was wearing obviously a very good bulletproof vest,” Trump said in a press conference on Saturday night, noting the officer was being treated at a local hospital.
“He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job. I just spoke to the officer, and he’s doing great. He’s in great shape. He is in very high spirits.”
The officer has since been released from the hospital, according
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