Fauci dismisses concerns over Trump's gunshot wound

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Dr. Anthony Fauci waved away concerns over former President Trump's gunshot wound after the assassination attempt on Trump's life during a rally in Pennsylvania last week.

On July 13, shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks fired a bullet that grazed the side of Trump's head, hitting the top of his right ear. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured by the assailant before he was shot dead by U.S. Secret Service agents.

Fauci, during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, said the public shouldn't be very concerned about the extent of Trump's wound and the former president's treatment.

"I don’t think there is much more to it. I mean, from what we’ve seen and what we’ve heard, it was, it was a bullet shot that grazed his ear and injured his ear, according to the physicians who examined him. There was no other further damage," Fauci said.

"So I think that with regard to the health related purely to the bullet itself, I think he’s he’s in the clear as far as I can see. I mean, it’s dangerous to make diagnoses from a distance from what I’m seeing, the way he’s acting now and what his physicians report saw. It seems to have been a superficial wound to the ear, and that’s all."