India, July 14 -- It has been one year since a failed attempt to kill Donald Trump, and reflecting on it, the US President on Monday said he believes God saved him "for a righteous purpose".

The attempt on Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania during a rally on this day last year was the first of two such moves against the then US presidential candidate.

Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire and wounded Donald Trump before being fatally shot by Secret Service snipers. Months later, Trump later survived a second assassination attempt on September 15 at his Florida golf course, and the suspect was apprehended before he could act.

Reflecting on what happened on July 13, Trump said, "It remains my firm conviction that God alone saved me that da...