Sunday, July 14, 2024 (HMC) BUTLER – Former US President Donald Trump said yesterday afternoon that he was injured in his right ear after a gunman opened fire on him while he was giving a speech at a rally. public that was part of his election campaign, in the state of Pennsylvania.
Trump was shot in the upper part of his right ear. He was shot while giving a speech to a crowd of Republican supporters in Butler County, 35 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Two shots were heard, followed by what appeared to be a reply. He immediately stopped talking and grabbed Donald Trump’s neck and fell to the ground. That caused panic and alarm from the people who were there.
The Special Forces known as the Secret Service guided Trump, and the former president was seen bleeding from the face and raising his hand, as he seemed to be shouting words that could not be heard.
In a statement released immediately by the security forces, known as the Secret Service, they said that the person who attacked President Trump was killed. They also said that one of the people who attended the public rally died, while two others were seriously injured.
This incident was immediately condemned by the President of the United States Joe Biden, Vice President Mrs. Kamala Harris and the former President of the United States Barack Obama.
The security forces described the incident as an assassination attempt, saying that they will investigate. These events may also complicate the already difficult US presidential race.
A statement released by the Trump campaign said the Republican presidential candidate was treated at a local hospital. He went to Butler, a key state for the election, to hold a rally.
“President Trump is grateful to the police and emergency services for their quick response during this horrific incident,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.
“He is fine and is being examined at a local hospital. We will provide further details.”
President Joe Biden said “everyone should condemn” the attack. “This kind of violence has no place in America,” “It’s bad. “It’s bad.”
President Biden, who was in his home state of Delaware when the attack took place, shortened his stay there and returned to Washington D.C.
The FBI has announced that it will take over the leadership of the investigation into the assassination of former President Donald Trump.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Department of Justice’s National Security Division are also joining the investigation.
However, according to the Trump campaign, the health condition of the former president is good, and this event comes at a time of great political division in the United States, as well as a critical time in the US presidential election campaign. scheduled to take place on November 5 this year.
The election will be contested by the current president, Joe Biden, a Democrat, and the previous president, Donald Trump, a Republican.
