2024-07-13 23:28:00
The former President of the United States, Donald Trump, was injured but is doing well after a shooting during a rally that cost the lives of spectators, after he was evacuated with blood on his ear just days before his official nomination as a candidate Republican.
In addition to the suspected shooter, spectators were killed and two others were seriously injured, announced the Secret Service, which is responsible for the protection of presidents and former presidents.
“Let me take my shoes”
“I was hit by a bullet that hit the top of my right ear,” Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “It is unbelievable that such an act could happen in our country,” he said. Donald Trump is “safe,” the Secret Service said.
Democratic President Joe Biden, who faces Donald Trump in the November election, said he was relieved to learn the Republican appeared to be in good health, saying he hoped to be able to speak with him as soon as possible. early Saturday evening. “Everybody” must condemn that violence, he said in a televised speech.
This meeting in Butler, Pennsylvania (northeast), was the last one for Donald Trump before the Republican convention that starts on Monday, at the end of which he must be officially nominated as the presidential candidate of the Republican Party.
The Republican candidate, who had just begun his speech with one of his usual jabs at the migrants he accused his Democratic successor of allowing too much to enter the country, was immediately ambushed by Secret Service agents.
A cry of fear came from the audience. After a few minutes, Donald Trump stood up, his hair disheveled and without his red cap, surrounded by the agents. “Let me get my shoes,” he heard them say. He was then led from the stage to his car, repeatedly raising his fist in the air in disapproval, while his supporters laughed.
Consequences incalculable
“We saw a lot of people throwing themselves on the ground, looking confused. I heard the shots,” sympathizer John Yeykal told AFP at the scene. The alleged shooter was outside the outdoor enclosure where the meeting took place, it was said on CNN Butler County Prosecutor Richard Goldinger said he did not know his identity.
“There is no place for political violence in our democracy,” former Democratic President Barack Obama also responded. Senate Democratic majority leader Chuck Schumer said he was “horrified.” Elon Musk responded by supporting Donald Trump and wished him a “speedy recovery”. The consequences of this event on the campaign are still incalculable.
In the past few days, attention has been focused on doubts about the physical and mental state of Joe Biden, 81, and his ability to face Donald Trump, 78, since their debate on June 27, marked by the disastrous performance of the Democratic candidate. About 20 parliamentarians want him to resign.
The person repeated himself on Friday in Michigan (north) that he stayed in the race. “I’m a candidate and we’re going to win,” a galvanized Joe Biden told his supporters in Detroit. He also received strong support on Saturday, the figure of the American Bernie Sanders left a forum at the New York Timescalled on Democrats to “stop the inflation and the nitpicking.”
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