 As an experienced hunter, Roosevelt correctly concluded that since he was not coughing blood, the bullet had not reached his lung. And he declined suggestions to go to the hospital immediately, and instead he delivered his scheduled speech. His opening remarks to the gathered crowd were, Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a bull moose. And that's exactly what Donald Trump is. He's a bull moose.