Auburn basketball coach praises Trump's 'courage' after assassination attempt: 'He'd take a bullet for us'

Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl shares his reaction to the assassination attempt against former President Trump on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich."

Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl couldn’t believe what happened on Saturday.

Over the weekend, former President Trump was grazed on the ear by a bullet fired during a failed assassination attempt at his political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

One person was killed and two others were injured when Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who was later identified as the shooter, opened fire less than 10 minutes after Trump began speaking.

Pearl, 64, like many others, was stunned by the shooting. He recalled his initial reaction during an appearance on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" on Thursday.

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Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers (Michael Chang/Getty Images)

"My first reaction was: How was this possibly happening? Is it real? When he got up pretty quickly, I prayed, I immediately asked God to watch over him, and praying for him in that particular moment."

Pearl continued, "Then to see him get up and have the presence and the courage [to pump his fist at the crowd], I mean, Dan, who does that? That’s just rare to have that presence. To let everybody know, ‘Hey, I’m OK, and I am in this for our country, and let’s continue to fight.' He’d take a bullet for us."

After the assassination attempt, Trump posted a statement on social media.

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Former President Trump is shown at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"I want to thank he United States