 on Friday threw his weight behind him. The endorsement came a day after Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination, and nearly a week after he survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. The day after the shooting, Cox privately threw his support behind Trump in a letter, writing that he believed Trump's life was spared due to a miracle, and that, I humbly submit to you, and I sincerely mean this, only you can unify the country.