It was a bullet wound from an “assault rifle.” He pry wants to spare the public from seeing the damage the bullet did to his ear and he also needs to keep the wound clean and dry. Plus, it’s also a visual reminder of how his govt tried to kill him.
Nessum Dorma sang at the end of Trumps speech
Sum of All Fears (the deep state’s reckoning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N4wMoqMzbw
Trump is a real bada$$