Donald Trump recounted how he experienced this Saturday’s attack during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvaniawhich is already being investigated as an attempted murder by the Secret Service and the FBI.
In a statement, the former president confirmed that A bullet went through his right earwhen his speech before dozens of supporters was interrupted by gunshots.
“I was shot with a bullet that went through the top of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong. “I heard a whizzing sound, gunshots, and immediately felt the bullet go through my skin. There was a lot of bleeding,” Trump said on his social network. Truth.
According to the newspaper The Washington Post, Two people died during the shooting, including the aggressorThe incident occurred around 6:13 p.m. New York time, just minutes after Trump began speaking on stage.
Hours after the incident and after being evacuated from the scene, the Republican’s spokesman, Stephen Cheung, reported that Trump was in “good” health and “safe.”
“President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their swift action during this atrocious act“He is doing well and is being examined at a local medical facility. More details will follow,” Cheung said in a statement.
This is how the attack against Trump in Pennsylvania took place (VIDEO)
The businessman and Republican candidate was showing a graph with border crossing numbers when Explosions began to sound among the crowd.
Minutes later, images began to circulate on social media where Trump could be seen extending his right hand towards his neck and with Traces of blood on the face and right ear.
After slowly getting back on his feet, the former president He repeatedly raised his fist in the air and waved to the crowd before leaving the stage surrounded by a circle of officers.
Elements of the Secret Service They escorted Trump, while shouting at him “below” and immediately, the police asked the Republican supporters to leave the demonstration as soon as possible.
“This is now a active research Secret Service and more information will be released when it becomes available,” Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the agency, said in a post on X.
Trump was visiting the swing state of Pennsylvania for his final rally before the start of the Republican National Convention next Monday, as he prepared for announce his choice for vice president.
Shortly after the incident, House Republicans urged Americans to “pray for President Donald J. Trump”The White House said President Joe Biden had received an “initial briefing” on the incident.
Suspected shooter who shot Trump identified
A man of approximately 20 years old from Pennsylvania has been tentatively identified as the person who shot against former President Donald Trump, according to reports from NBC News.
In accordance with BloombergThe US media outlet cited five senior officials briefed on the matter in a post on its social networks.
Regarding the weapon that the attacker allegedly used in the attack on Trump, the Secret Service said that it was an AR-type rifle, which he fired “from an elevated position” outside the rally.
Katherine Faulders, reporter for ABC News, He reported that the attacker was between 180 and 280 meters away from the Republican.
Biden condemns assault and thanks Secret Service
Hours after the shooting, Biden condemned the attack on Trump and He said he was glad that she was “well” after having been successfully evacuated.
“I am praying for him and his family And to everyone who was at the rally, as we await further information, Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There is no place for this kind of violence in the United States“We must come together as a nation to condemn this,” the president wrote.
I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.
I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.
Jill and I are grateful to the Secret…
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 13, 2024
Trump announces he will attend the Republican Convention
Just hours after the attack against him, Donald Trump confirmed that he will attend the Republican National Conventionwhich starts next Monday, July 15 in Milwaukee, where he is expected to announce his candidate for vice president of the United States.
“Trump looks forward to joining all of you in Milwaukee as we hold our convention to nominate him as the 47th President of the United States. As our party’s nominee, he will continue to share his vision of Making America Great Again,” said the president. Republican Party.
AMLO and Sheinbaum speak out against violence at Trump event
Following the incident, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) spoke out about the incident and expressed his condemnation of what happened to former President Donald Trump.
“Violence is irrational and inhumane”he wrote on his account X.
In any case, we condemn what happened to former President Donald Trump. The violence is irrational and inhumane.
— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) July 13, 2024
Meanwhile, Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo echoed the president’s sentiments and lamented the shooting that occurred this afternoon at the American candidate’s rally.
It is good to know that former President Donald Trump is well. We reiterate our condemnation of this attack and the importance of rejecting any form of political violence. Peace and democracy must always be the option.
— Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) July 14, 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico He also failed the “act of violence” against the former president and wished him a speedy recovery.
With information from Bloomberg, AP and EFE.