Donald Trump was injured on Saturday July 13 when he was shot during his rally in Steward, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt.
As indicated by the Secret Service, the shooter and at least one audience member are dead. Two other attendees are seriously injured. Trump was shot and hit by a bullet in the upper part of his right ear.
The Secret Service said the former president is safe after he was hurried off the stage with blood all over his face.
The FBI has recognized the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Authorities say he fired multiple shots from a building rooftop just outside the rally venue, before he was killed by Secret Service agents. Eyewitnesses described a “bloody” and chaotic scene.
Responding to this horrendous episode, former President Barrack Obama has denounced the shooting.
Mr Obama wrote on X:
There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics.…
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