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Discovering the Bullet Image
The most iconic image — of a bullet frozen in time beside Trump’s head — was discovered after the rally, as Mills reviewed and sent photos to an editor.
“I was like, ‘Oh, hell. I remember taking pictures of him when this happened. Let me go back and look.’ I started looking at it. I started sending them right away, and I called one of the editors and said, ‘Please look at these really closely. This might have been near the moment where he was shot,’” he said.
“She called me back like five minutes later and said, ‘You won’t believe this.’ She goes, ‘We actually see a bullet flying behind his head,’ and I was like, ’Oh my gosh.’”
The image has since become symbolic of the attack — a chilling visual testament to a moment when the presidency narrowly escaped tragedy.
Additional Reading and Sources
- Who is Doug Mills? – Hindustan Times
- Yahoo News: Photographer Wins Pulitzer
- Fox News Interview with Doug Mills
