Trump tries to distance from Project 2025 at first rally since shooting
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Former President Trump, speaking at his first rally since surviving an attempted assassination, said that "he took a bullet for democracy" last weekend, while also taking numerous jabs at President Biden.
Why it matters: Trump, who called for national unity in the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt, repeated many of the common refrains during his rally in Michigan that have become staples in his campaign speeches.
Appearing alongside his newly named VP nominee Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance for the first time, Trump said, "I shouldn't be here right now," referencing how close the bullet came to killing him last week.
Trump also said that China's Xi Jinping wrote him a "beautiful note" following the shooting last weekend.
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