Several world leaders have condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, in which the former US President was shot in the upper part of the ear.
One rally attendee was killed and another was injured. Leaders from various nations wished Trump a speedy recovery and asserted that political violence in any form has no place in society.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting incident at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania concerning and confronting.
In a post on X, Albanese stated, “The incident at former President Trump’s campaign event in Pennsylvania today is concerning and confronting. There is no place for violence in the democratic process. I am relieved to hear reports that former President Trump is now safe.”
Donald Trump was on stage at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania’s Butler before gunshots rang out and Secret Service agents stormed the stage. The Secret Service agents surrounded the Republican candidate and escorted him off the stage, with blood visible across his face.
He raised his fist towards the crowd as he was escorted away by law enforcement personnel. According to the US Secret Service’s statement, one spectator was killed, another was critically injured, and the incident is being investigated. Hours after the shooting, Donald Trump said that the bullet pierced the upper part of his ear.
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