Berlin/Butler. Shots are fired at an election rally. Donald Trump is dragged off the stage bleeding. The alleged shooter has been killed.
Serious incident Donald Trump-Convention in US-Pennsylvania: There may be an assassination attempt on the former president and presidential candidate immediately before the party’s nominating conference that begins Monday in Milwaukee Donald Trump given away.
At around 6 p.m. Eastern time (midnight in Germany), the 78-year-old was speaking at a rally in the small town of Butler when suddenly several Shots fell. Trump immediately grabbed the right side of his face and then hid behind the lectern. He was apparently bleeding from his ear.
Donald Trump is bleeding after being shot: screams of panic
Within seconds there were half a dozen Secret Service Officers around the politician, protecting him as screams of panic could be heard from the rows of spectators at the open-air event.
After a few moments, the bodyguards joined forces to try to carry Trump off the stage to a waiting van. Trump’s voice can be heard repeatedly saying excitedly, “Let me put my shoes on.”
Before being escorted off stage by security agents, Trump attends the ball blood stained face repeatedly raised his fist toward his supporters to show that he appeared not to be seriously injured.
Possible Trump assassination attempt: Alleged shooter killed
There is still little information about the background to the worst incident of its kind in America since then. Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in Washington 43 years ago. According to the AP news agency, the alleged shooter was killed. This was reported by the AP, citing District Attorney Richard Goldinger. A participant in the election campaign rally was also killed. By whom is not clear at the moment.
Less than an hour after the event, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said: “President Trump thanks the police and first responders for their quick response during this heinous incident. He is safe. He is being cared for by local doctors treated.”
Police sources confirmed to reporters that the shooter appeared to be “disabled” was done. Two people (except Trump) were taken to local hospitals with injuries, Tim Alberta reported.
Former President Donald Trump “safe”
A few minutes after the incident occurred in social media Making an immediate splash, Anthony Guglielmi, the U.S. Secret Service’s communications chief, declared that the former president was “safe.” Gradually, leading Republican politicians, from Marco Rubio to Tim Scott and Doug Burgum, spoke out and urged Americans to pray for Trump.
To clarify the matter, which immediately sparked a debate about the Secret Service’s ability to protect top politicians at the height of the election campaign, experts from… Explosives It is Firearms The ATF was dispatched to Butler. Reporters on the scene said they heard a “series of loud explosions or bangs.” Official confirmation that Trump was attacked with a gun is still pending.
The Democratic governor of PennsylvaniaJosh Shapiro, said that “violence against any political party or political leader is absolutely unacceptable.” How the situation could have arisen in the city northeast of Pittsburgh, given the massive security precautions at such events, is “a mystery” to security experts in opening statements.
Combative reactions after shots against Donald Trump
What is surprising is the reaction of people close to Trump to this situation. US election campaign From now on the dominant photo: Trump with blood on his face, his fist clenched in combative fashion, surrounded by Secret Service agents. “This is my president,” former national security adviser Michael Flynn wrote. Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., said on the X communications portal: “He never stops fighting to save America.”
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A conspiracy theory that the Trump campaign may have orchestrated the incident to steer the presidential election campaign in a new direction quickly circulated on social media. The injury to Trump’s ear, several participants wrote on Twitter earlier, could at best have come from a BB gun.
As an indication of an alleged fake attack, it was readily accepted that Trump repeatedly explicitly ordered his agents to stand by, then demonstratively clenched his fist in the direction of the audience and television cameras and shouted something like “Fuck you” or “Fight” three times… in German: “Fight!” On the other hand, there are unconfirmed statements by security forces that the shooter and another person in the audience were dead.
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