About seven gunshots were heard while Trump was speaking at a podium in Butler, Pennsylvania. After the first sound, Trump was seen at the podium clutching his right ear.
As gunfire continued, security guards jumped on the podium and surrounded Trump.
Trump, bleeding from his right cheek, was seen pumping his fist in the air as he was escorted off the podium by bodyguards.
As panic ensued in the rally area, security guards quickly escorted President Trump to an armored vehicle.
President Trump’s first statement: A bullet hit me in the right ear.
Trump shared the attack while campaigning in Pennsylvania on his social media account, “Truth Social.”
President Trump expressed his gratitude to the US Secret Service and security officials for their swift intervention and offered his condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives in the campaign area.
President Donald Trump stressed that the shooter had also died and said he had no information yet about the identity of the attacker.
“A bullet hit me in my right ear. I can’t believe something like this happened in our country.”
Trump said he “knew immediately something was wrong” after being shot and that he had lost a lot of blood.
Gunfire broke out during a rally held by US presidential candidate Donald Trump, leaving him wounded in the ear, TRT News correspondent Tuna Sanlu reported from the US. pic.twitter.com/hK2cLRf0Ks
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The shooter and a bystander were killed
Butler District Attorney Richard Goldinger announced that the shooter and one bystander were killed in the attack, which took place during a campaign stop for former U.S. President Donald Trump.
White House: Report to Biden
A written statement was released by the White House on the matter.
The statement used the following expression: “President Biden was informed of an ‘incident’ that former President Donald Trump experienced while campaigning in Pennsylvania.”
US security officials are investigating the attack as an assassination attempt.
US security officials have announced that they are investigating the attack on former US President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Pennsylvania as an assassination attempt.
The Associated Press reported the story based on information from U.S. security officials.
The news reported that the attack on Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
Security stepped up at Trump Tower in New York
Following the attempted armed attack on Trump, the New York Police Department (NYPD) took strict security measures in and around Trump Tower in New York City, where Trump supporters gathered.
The FBI will be investigating the attack.
The FBI has taken over the investigation into the attack on former US President Donald Trump during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
A post on the official FBI account for X stated that “Special Agents from the FBI’s Pittsburgh Field Office, including members of the Crisis Response Team and Evidence Response Technicians, immediately intervened in the incident.”
“We will continue to utilize all FBI resources to support this investigation, along with our partners at the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement,” the post said, noting that the investigation into the attack on Trump is ongoing. The investigation in Butler, Pennsylvania, is being conducted by the FBI.
