Everything We Know About Donald Trump’s Shootings

It all happened in a second. Donald Trump is on the pulpit, speaking, in Butler, Pennsylvania, during a campaign event. Suddenly he turns his face, touches his ear, blood comes out, and immediately ducks to shield himself from the gunshots.

Donald Trump Shot in Butler’s Right Ear

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It happened during the Italian night between Saturday and Sunday, when a person shot about ten gunshotsto the Republican candidate for US president and was killed shortly thereafter. It is believed to be a twenty-year-old from Pennsylvania who fired a rifle from a roof.

Donald Trump shortly after the Butler attack

Donald Trump shortly after the Butler attack

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Donald Trump was immediately surrounded by security and taken to a local hospital. He immediately appeared to be in good condition. Before leaving the campaign rally, he raised his fist, showing his face covered in blood, and was taken away while walking.

Donald Trump shortly after the Butler attack

Donald Trump shortly after the Butler attack

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In addition to the shooter, another person attending the rally also died, according to Butler County Attorney General Richard Goldinger. “There is no room in America for this kind of violence. This is a sick violence, we must be united as one nation in condemning it”, said the American president Joe Biden in a press conference following the incident, specifying that he was grateful to know that Donald Trump “he is safe and well.”

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What happened raises the highest alert level on Republican convention starting Monday in Milwaukee and during which Donald Trump will be officially nominated as the candidate for the American presidency. “President Trump is well and looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee,” reads a note reported by the news agency Handle.

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“I am shocked and saddened by the shooting at former President Trump’s rally and am grateful that he is safe.”Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on X. “There is no place for political violence in America, and we must all condemn it.” Also Obama he immediately expressed sympathy for Donald Trump. “We should all be relieved that President Trump was not seriously injured and use this moment to commit to civility and respect in our politics.”

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It has been fifty-two years since America saw a presidential candidate wounded in a direct attack or killed.. The last time, as explained by the New York Timeswas in 1972, when Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama was shot several times during a campaign event at a mall outside Washington. Four years earlier, he had been killed Robert F. KennedySenator for the State of New York, and brother of former US President John F. Kennedy, killed on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, while he was on an official visit to the city. His death shocked the entire world. Although less serious, the images showing Donald Trump wounded, covered in blood, bring to mind those moments.

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«Violence like this has no place in our nation. We must all condemn this abhorrent act and do our part to ensure it does not lead to further violence,” the US vice president commented in a statement. Kamala Harris. “My husband Doug and I are relieved that Donald Trump is not seriously injured. We are praying for him, his family, and all those injured and affected by this senseless shooting. We are grateful to the United States Secret Service, first responders, and local authorities for their immediate action.”


Source: Vanity Fair

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