Overview

• On July 18 on CNN NewsNight, Touré questioned whether Trump’s ear injury from the July 2024 Butler rally was real, saying, “He supposedly got shot in the ear.”
• Senior commentator Scott Jennings and anchor Abby Phillip interrupted the discussion to demand a correction and pointed to the president’s visible bandage and blood evidence.
• Panelists referenced former White House physician Ronny Jackson’s official account that a bullet grazed Trump’s upper right ear, causing significant bleeding and swelling.
• Some voices have speculated that teleprompter glass caused the wound, but footage showing intact equipment has conclusively refuted that theory.
• The exchange highlights ongoing skepticism over basic facts of the assassination attempt and renewed calls for full medical transparency.