Christian right see God’s hand in Trump rally shooting: ‘The world saw a miracle’

Attempted assassination bolsters Trump's support in a key part of the Republican base - conservative evangelicals

Rocio Cleveland was at a wedding on Saturday when she heard the news that something had happened to Donald Trump. He had fallen, clutching his ear, while giving remarks at a rally and it wasn't yet clear if he was injured or even dead.

It took a little bit for it to sink in," said Cleveland, a conservative activist from Illinois who attended the Republican National Convention this week. I was speechless, I was crying, I was in tears."

Trump had been tackled to the ground by Secret Service details after a gunman, perched on a nearby roof, opened fire on the crowd at a Trump rally. When the former US president rose, shaking his fist, blood dripping down his face - apparently only grazed by the would-be assassin's bullet - the moment, for Cleveland, was euphoric.