“After being wounded while protecting his family, Jim showed tremendous bravery, courageously continuing to FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, and maintaining a positive spirit despite unimaginable hardships,” Trump stated. “His indelible legacy of love and devotion will forever endure.”
Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the Trump event when Thomas Crooks began shooting from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s ear with a bullet.