Watch: Trump says God saved him, promises to bring back religion in US

Donald Trump, former US President and Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential race, rejoiced in the adulation of thousands of supporters on Long Island in New York, stated that the recent attempts to kill him were foiled by God.
Addressing the gathering, Trump said, "We’re going to bring back religion into our country."

Forecasting that he would be the first Republican candidate to win New York State in 40 years, the 78-year-old leader stated that the recent attempts to assassinate him had “hardened my resolve.”

The Republican presidential nominee told a crowd of 16,000 at Nassau Coliseum that "these encounters with death have not broken my will," just three days after a gunman was discovered hiding in the bushes at Trump’s Florida golf course as he was about to putt.

"They’ve given me a much greater and stronger mission, only hardening my resolve to use my time on Earth to make America great again for all Americans, to put America first," Trump stated while referring to an earlier assassination attempt at a July 13 rally in western Pennsylvania, where a bullet grazed his ear.

“The reason I’m here,” Trump told the roaring crowd, was because “we are going to win New York.”

“That’s the first time in many years that a Republican can honestly say it, and we’re going to do it,” Trump added.

Trump, standing before an enthusiastic crowd of thousands in New York, made his case for a 2024 return to the White House with bold promises and an electric atmosphere.

“We have to do it. We do it, and the election nationwide is over. We will take over the White House, and we fix up our country,” Trump declared, eliciting cheers from the throngs of supporters who had come from all over the state and even nearby regions to see the Republican candidate in person.

The rally, held at a stadium packed to capacity, had all the hallmarks of a Trump event: the red “Make America Great Again” hats, blaring music, and a palpable sense of spectacle, the New York Post reported.

For Trump, the stakes couldn’t be higher, and he made sure to emphasise that as he spoke, often pausing to soak in the roaring approval of the crowd.

“We’re going to have the greatest win in history when we pull this one-off. It will be legendary,” Trump contemplated, with a trademark grin that signalled confidence.

Yet, the former president’s tone also carried an undercurrent of urgency. Crime, inflation, and immigration — Trump’s usual talking points — were front and centre in his speech. “I say to the people of New York: With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump!” he urged.