Behind the Curtain: "Getting shot in the face changes a man"

Former President Trump has something rare, precious and definitional: a moment — a fleeting chance to redefine himself, this election, America.

Why it matters: Almost dying rocks perspectives — and people. Yes, Trump has shown little appetite for changing his ways, tone and words. But his advisers tell us Trump plans to seize his moment by toning down his Trumpiness, and dialing up efforts to unite a tinder-box America, when the Republican convention opens Monday in Milwaukee.

"I think it's real," Tucker Carlson — who'll speak in prime time at the convention, and talks to Trump often — told us. "Getting shot in the face changes a man."