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It definitely wasn't blanks. They killed a person behind him. However, that doesn't mean it was legit either. Apparently in wrestling, to sell them getting hurt, they sometimes sneak away and cut themselves with razorblades so they bleed. With Trump's background, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got the technique from that.
He ducks behind the podium and comes up with this scratch. Did he have it before or did he create it? We can't know, and there's enough oddities that I question it being real. For example, they had someone that seemed to be perfectly calm, who directed photographers into two set positions, to capture his image with the flag behind him. It all seems very odd.
Oh yes. Sleight of hand and doing anything to hurt himself are two strengths of mister Trump. And by gods he loves doing it going by the whole in his ear. Also you can see from the length of the blood spatters he violently turned his head with such speed that the drops left those long marks. Luckily Trump isn't one of those people who worry about himself. Definitely just cut himself for PR purposes.
https://youtu.be/_Irvuafg5GM