2024-07-17 03:59:14
World leaders react to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the shooting “an act of political violence.”
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said any form of violence that threatens democracy must be resolutely opposed.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed shock at the “shocking scenes” at the rally and stressed that such violence should have no place in a democratic society.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the shooting was disturbing and controversial, as did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the shooting unacceptable and called on the international community to condemn the assassination attempt.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Trump a friend and wished him a speedy recovery.
Argentine President Javier Miley described the assassination attempt on Trump as “an attack on the defenders of the free world” and called on the world community to unite in the fight against the enemies of freedom. He noted that “the bullet that grazed his head is an attack not only on democracy, but on all those who defend and live in the free world.”
Cursor also reported on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the assassination attempt on Trump.