WWE legend Hulk Hogan says Trump assassination attempt forced him to speak up: 'This has to stop'

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Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan was a prominent figure at the Republican National Convention (RNC) over the summer when he expressed his support for former President Donald Trump in his bid for re-election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, appeared in an interview Wednesday on the "PBD Podcast" and said he decided to make his support for Trump public after the Republican presidential candidate was nearly assassinated at a rally in Pennsylvania in July.

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Hulk Hogan tears his shirt open as he speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

Hogan said he recalled his feelings when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and said the assassination attempt on Trump hit home for him.

"When they tried to kill Trump, someone that I knew personally, it affected me worse," he said. "I sat up off the couch and I said, ‘that’s it, this has to stop.’ I don’t want to split my audience as a businessman but now I don’t care. This is much more important than business. This is a spiritual revolution now.

"This guy is coming out trying to help people. He wants to help millions of people. He wants to help America. Have God in our country, in our homes, in our schools, and I said, ‘I can’t handle it.’"

It was at that time, he said, he wanted to do more, and it was what drove him to speak at the RNC.

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