CNN reported, former President Donald Trump said in a statement on the social network Truth Social: "I immediately knew something was wrong when I heard the hiss, the gunshots and immediately felt the bullet rip apart." skin".
Donald Trump's statement read: "I want to thank the US Secret Service and all law enforcement agencies for their quick response to the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to send my condolences to the family of the person who died at the campaign rally and also to the family of another person who was seriously injured. It is unbelievable that such an act could take place in our country. There is no information about the shooter, who is now dead. I got a bullet through the top of my right ear. I immediately knew something was wrong when I heard the hiss and the gunshot and immediately felt the bullet tearing through my skin. There was a lot of blood flowing so that's when I realized what was happening. God bless America!”
Donald Trump Jr. - the former President's eldest son - said he spoke to his father and he was "in very good spirits".
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Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump , Donald Trump's daughter, released a statement on the X network, thanking law enforcement for their quick response.
“Thank you for your love and prayers for my father and the other victims of today's senseless violence in Butler, Pennsylvania. I am grateful to the Secret Service and all other law enforcement officers for their swift and decisive actions today. I continue to pray for our country.
I love you dad, today and forever" - Ivanka Trump wrote.
Previously, CNN reported that Secret Service agents rushed former President Donald Trump off the stage after he fell to the ground amid loud explosions at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on the evening of July 13.
After the explosion, Mr. Trump fell to the ground and was shielded by secret agents. He was helped to his feet by security guards and had blood on his face.
Former President Trump was then put in a car and evacuated from the scene. The incident happened right after he went on stage to start the campaign.
CNN quoted Secret Service sources as saying that the shooter was killed by Secret Service agents. One attendee also died in the incident. The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
US President Joe Biden condemned the shooting and said: "There is no place in America for this type of violence."
“It's sick, that's one of the reasons we have to unite this country. We cannot allow this to happen. We cannot be like this, we cannot tolerate that,” President Joe Biden said from Delaware.
President Joe Biden emphasized that "everyone" must condemn the shooting.
