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Jake Traylor, a NBC News political embed, was on the scene in Butler when Trump was rushed offstage.
Traylor was in the press bin in the center of the crowd. He said they heard popping noises just a few minutes into Trump’s speech, at which point he was doing what he typically does, just talking to the crowd.
It was, and remains, unclear what caused the popping sound, Traylor said. He said he saw smoke when the pops were heard.
“It was a very quick scene and a scary, scary moment. No one knew what it was,” Traylor said.
Trump dropped to the ground as the pops were heard, Traylor said. Within moments, the Secret Service was on top of Trump.
From there, uncertainty and fear continued, Traylor said. Within 10 to 15 seconds, Trump was standing again, but Traylor said he could see blood coming from Trump’s ear as the popping continued.
Trump was then quickly escorted offstage, put into the motorcade, and from that point forward, no one knew where he was.
People remained at the scene for 10-15 minutes after Trump was taken away, Traylor said. They were then told it was an active crime scene and all of the press and attendees were escorted out.
Traylor said everyone there is safe now and law enforcement is on the scene.
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