Former US President and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump was nearly escape the assassination attempt on Saturday during Presidential Election campaign rally at Pennsylvania.
Trump was shot in the ear during his election rally campagin in Pennsylvania.
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Donald Trump, had just started his speech when the shots rang out. He grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium before Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him. He emerged about a minute later, his red “Make America Great Again” hat knocked off, and could be heard saying “wait, wait,” before agents ushered him into a vehicle.
The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt, a source told internationa media.
Trump was shifted to hospital where he got treatment and after few hours discahrged of hospital. After his discharge from hospital former president said: “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.”
“I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” Trump, who was not seriously injured, said on his Truth Social site.
“It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country.”
Rememebr that Trump will still attend next week’s Republican National Convention, his campaign said, after the US presidential candidate was shot and injured in an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
“President Trump looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee as we proceed with our convention to nominate him to serve as the 47th President of the United States,” said the campaign statement.
President Joe biden condemn apparent assassination attempt:
US President Joe Biden spoke with Trump and condemn the assassination attempt following the shooting, a White House official said
President Joe Biden in his statement said, there is “no place for this kind of violence” after his Republican opponent Trump was injured following a shooting at an election rally in Pennsylvania.
“I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well,” Biden said in a statement, adding: “I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.”
He added: “There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.”
Biden says he and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed in the situation room by the Homeland Security team and the FBI director.
The president says the FBI is leading the investigation, which is in its early stages.
He says there is still no information about the motive of the shooter.
“I urge everyone, please, don’t make assumptions about his motives or his affiliations,” Biden says. “Let the FBI do their job and their partner agencies do their job”
“I’ve instructed that this investigation be thorough and swift and the investigators will have every resource they need to get this done,” he adds.
Also some reports from US White house coming that President Biden is expected to address the media shortly.
