Trump injured during shooting at Pennsylvania rally

The former US president was shot in the upper part of his right ear

Vlad Palcu, 14.07.2024, 05:11

SHOOTING – Former US president Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The president was rushed off stage quickly by Secret Service. According to preliminary reports, the shooter fired multiple shots from an “elevated position” overseeing the stage before US Secret Service personnel “neutralized” him. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger told the media that one audience member was also killed in the ensuing panic.  According to law enforcement officials, the shooting is now investigated as an attempted assassination.

One of Trump’s senior campaign advisers released a statement after the attack, stating that “President Trump is doing well and grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their fast action”.

Shortly after the attack, president Joe Biden was briefed on the developments. “I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it”, president Biden said in a statement.

Scores of other US former and current officials have condemned the attack, wishing the former president a speedy recovery.

Trump is expected to receive a formal nomination at the Republican National Convention, slated for Monday in Milwaukee, which will proceed on schedule, one party official said. (VP)