Fr. Jason Charron is a Ukrainian Catholic priest. He was telephoned by the Trump campaign team and invited to open Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday evening with prayers, which he did. In particular he offered prayers for the protection of the former US president.

The assassin’s bullet passed within half an inch of Trump’s head, sparing his skull but lacerating his ear.

We should not underestimate the impact of an assassin's bullet. The beginning of the collapse of Western civilisation in the 20th century can be said to have been sparked by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the Habsburg Empire, in 1914.