Images shared on social media showed explosions similar to seven gunshots being heard as Trump spoke at a podium in Butler, New York.
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After the first explosion, Trump was seen at the podium clutching his right ear, and security guards jumped onto the podium and surrounded him as the explosions continued.
The explosion caused panic among attendees at the rally, where 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.
“I am doing well and undergoing medical examinations,” Donald Trump said in his first statement since the incident.
Trump spokesman: ‘Trump is doing well’
“President Trump thanks the Security Guard and first responders who acted swiftly during this heinous act. He is in good condition and is being examined at a local medical facility,” a Trump spokesman said.
An investigation is ongoing into whether there was an assassination attempt on Trump.
US Secret Service: Former President Trump is safe and protected
The U.S. Secret Service has reported that former President Donald Trump is protected and safe following an incident during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the US Secret Service, shared the message on his social media account “X.”
“An incident occurred” during Trump’s campaign in Pennsylvania, Guglielmi said, adding that the Secret Service was protecting the former president and that he was safe.
“This is currently under investigation by the Secret Service. Information will be shared as it becomes available,” Guglielmi said.
A spokesman for Trump said he was in good health and had been tested at a local medical facility.
In the United States, Steven Chan, a spokesman for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said of the incident, which occurred while campaigning in Pennsylvania, “he is in good condition and is being examined at a local medical facility.”
Zhang issued a statement about the incident that occurred during the election rally.
“President Trump thanks the security personnel and first responders who acted swiftly during this heinous act. He is in good condition and is being examined at a local medical facility. More details will be released in due course,” Chan said in a statement shared with reporters.
President Trump: “I find it hard to believe that something like that could happen”
Former US President Donald Trump said the bullet hit him in the right ear and that it was “hard to believe something like this happened in our country.”
Former US President Donald Trump said the bullet hit him in his right ear and said it was “hard to believe something like this could have happened in our country.”
Trump shared the attack against him on his social media account, “Truth Social,” while campaigning in Pennsylvania.
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 according to the information he had, the shooter had also died, but said he did not yet have information about the identity of the attacker.
Former US President Donald Trump said the bullet hit him in his right ear and said it was “hard to 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.
The shooter and a bystander were killed
Butler District Attorney Goldinger reported that the attack, which took place during a Trump campaign rally, left the shooter and one bystander dead.
During former President Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania, shots were heard and Trump quickly left the podium.
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