2024-07-14 17:32:15
Shooting in Pennsylvania: At a campaign event, Donald Trump is escorted off the stage with blood on his face. Politicians around the world react with horror.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has condemned the assassination attempt on Trump as “despicable.” “Such acts of violence threaten democracy,” the Chancellor wrote on Sunday in the short message service X. He wished the former President a “speedy recovery.” “My thoughts are also with the people who were affected by the assassination attempt,” the Chancellor added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was appalled by the alleged assassination attempt. “Such violence cannot be justified and has no place anywhere in the world. Violence should never prevail,” he wrote on Platform X. He was relieved that Trump was OK. “I hope that America will emerge from this stronger.” Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the US’s military support for Ukraine in the war against Russia.
French President Emmanuel Macron described the alleged assassination as a “tragedy for our democracies.” His thoughts are with US presidential candidate Donald Trump, he wrote on the X platform. He wished him a speedy recovery. “France shares the shock and outrage of the American people.”
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she was “deeply shocked by the assassination attempt on Donald Trump”. “Violence must never become a means of political conflict – no matter what the reason,” she wrote on Platform X. In democracies, elections are decided by ballot papers and not by weapons.
Donald Trump Jr., son of the former president, wrote on X shortly after the attack: “He will never stop fighting for America.” Trump Jr. shared a photo of the ex-president with blood on his face and a raised fist. JD Vance, who thinks he has a chance of becoming Trump’s vice presidential candidate, blamed Joe Biden for the attack. His rhetoric had led “directly to the attempted murder of President Trump.”
His daughter Ivanka Trump also spoke out, addressing the helpers on site as well as her father’s supporters: “Thank you for your love and prayers for my father and for the other victims of today’s senseless violence in Butler, Pennsylvania. I am grateful to the Secret Service and all other security officials for their quick and decisive actions today. I will continue to pray for our country.”
President Joe Biden condemned the attack. This kind of violence is “sick,” the Democrat said in a short speech. “Everyone must condemn it.” He said he had tried to talk to Trump and hoped to do so.
Josh Shapiro, the governor of the state of Pennsylvania, where the attack occurred, called the attack “completely unacceptable.” Democratic Congressman Eric Swallwell wrote: “What happened today is absolutely disgusting.” The Democratic governors of Michigan and California, Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom, also condemned the act. Republican Congressman Steve Scalise, who himself was the victim of a gun attack in 2017, said he was praying for Trump.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote on X: “An entire nation must speak with one voice today and unequivocally reject all political violence.” He said he was pleased to hear that Trump was doing well.