Attack against Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania . The former president, hit by some rifle shots, was grazed in the ear .
Trump, after the first moments of terror, came down from the stage bloodied but on his legs protected by the secret service men . He raised his fist towards his supporters and shouted: “Fight!” (“Let's fight!”).
The man who fired the shot has already been stopped and killed, he is believed to be a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania, already identified by the FBI: he is Thomas Matthew Crooks , from Bethel Park, according to the Washington Post registered as a Republican voter. The killer apparently shot from a roof 150 meters from the former president and the motive is currently unknown. The young man also had explosive material in the car with which he arrived at the rally.
«They shot me with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear . It is incredible that such an act occurs in the USA. Nothing is currently known about the shooter, who is now dead. I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement agencies for their rapid response", Donald Trump's first statement on his social network Truth after the attack on the rally.
A few hours after the attack, the staff also made it known that Trump "is fine, he is safe in a local hospital" , where he was treated. «I just spoke to my father, he's in great spirits. He will never stop fighting to save America, no matter what the radical left throws at him,” added his son Donald Jr. The president was then transferred to New Jersey, where he was seen getting off the plane in good condition.
About ten shots were heard. He is being investigated for attempted murder.
“I am grateful to know that Trump is safe and well ,” Biden's first words in a note released by the White House. «I pray for him, for his family and for all those who were present at the event. Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it."
THE REACTIONS – Among the first comments on the attack on Trump, that of the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni , who follows the Pennsylvania updates «with apprehension» and addresses the former president « solidarity and wishes for a speedy recovery , with the hope - affirms - that the next few months of the electoral campaign will see dialogue and responsibility prevail over hatred and violence ".
The high representative of EU foreign policy Borrell speaks of "an unacceptable act of violence ". Who says he is "shocked" by the news. «Go Donald go!!!», the first comment on X by the secretary of the League Salvini, who then expresses all his «closeness» to the former president. «Thoughts and prayers for Trump in these dark hours», also from Hungarian Prime Minister Orban . Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is "shocked" . "See you at the inauguration", the wish of former Brazilian president Bolsonaro.
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