Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
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| Shooting at a Donald Trump rally | |
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| Location | Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date | July 13, 2024 (Eastern Time) |
| Target | Donald Trump |
| Injured | Donald Trump |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
On July 13, 2024, former United States president Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a rally he held at a Farm Show venue in Butler, Pennsylvania.[1] According to witnesses and video footage, he appeared to have been bleeding from his right ear after the shooting.[2]
Background
Former President Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for the 2024 United States presidential election. The rally was held as part of his presidential campaign for the election in order to raise votes in the swing state of Pennsylvania.[3] The shooting occurred a few days before the Republican National Convention to be held on July 15, 2024.
Aftermath
Immediately after the first round of shots were heard, United States Secret Service agents returned fire and killed the would-be assassin. Agents lunged toward Trump, who after a few seconds on the ground, got up, raised and pumped his fist at the groud in defiance, and was then escorted to a vehicle.[4] A spokesman for the Secret Service confirmed that "an incident occured" and affirmed that Trump was "safe".[5] He was shortly afterwards examined at a local medical facility, according to campaign spokesman Steven Cheung who also affirmed that Trump was "fine".[6]
Responses
President Joe Biden received a briefing on the incident.[7]
Representative Ruben Gallego,[8] Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer,[9] House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries,[10] Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer,[11] and Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro[12] issued statements denouncing political violence.
Businessman Elon Musk endorsed Trump after the shooting.[13]
On X, supporters of Trump noted violent rhetoric surrounding Trump, while opponents accused Trump of staging an assassination attempt to gain sympathy.[14]
References
- ^ Gold, Michael; Levien, Simon J. (July 13, 2024). "Live Election Updates: Trump Rushed Off Stage at Rally After What Sounded Like Shots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Meyer, Matt; Shelton, Shania; B. Powell, Tori (July 13, 2024). "Live updates: The latest on the 2024 campaign | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Kinnard, Meg (March 13, 2024). "Biden and Trump are now their parties' presumptive nominees. What does that mean?". AP News. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lawther, Fran (July 13, 2024). "Donald Trump rushed off stage at rally after sound of gunshots ring out – live updates". The Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ null (July 13, 2024). "Update from Michael Gold". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Gold, Michael (July 13, 2024). "Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman, said former President Donald J. Trump is "fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility."". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (July 13, 2024). "The president has received an initial briefing about what happened at the Trump rally, the White House says". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Cameron, Chris (July 13, 2024). "Ruben Gallego, the leading Democratic Senate candidate in Arizona, denounced the apparent shooting as "absolutely horrible."". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Vigdor, Neil (July 13, 2024). "Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a harsh critic of Donald J. Trump who was the target of a kidnapping plot, condemned the violence on Saturday". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, said in a statement: "My thoughts and prayers are with former President Trump."".
- ^ "Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, in a statement says, "I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe."".
- ^ Santana, Rebecca; Whitehurst, Lindsay; Orsi, Peter (July 13, 2024). "Pennsylvania governor condemns violence against any political party or leader". Associated Press. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Cameron, Chris (July 13, 2024). "Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, publicly endorsed Donald Trump in a statement minutes after the shooting". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie (July 13, 2024). "The political discourse is becoming intense on the social media site X." The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
