Republican candidate Donald Trump was photographed being escorted off stage at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, with blood running down his face and surrounded by Secret Service agents.
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Leaders from around the world have come together to condemn the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump over the weekend.
Trump was shot in the ear on Saturday at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The suspected shooter, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was quickly shot and killed at the scene by Secret Service agents.
One bystander was also killed and two other spectators were seriously injured.
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau “I am tired of these shootings,” he said, conveying his thoughts to President Trump and the American people.
European leaders of the G20 countries, including Germany, France and Italy, expressed their concerns and congratulations to President Trump. Keir Starmer He said he was “appalled by the shocking scenes” at the rally, adding that “political violence in any form has no place in our society.”
French President Emmanuel Macron I said it with X He said the assassination attempt was a “tragedy for our democracy” and that the United States “shares the outrage of the American people.”
In Asia, the Chinese Foreign Ministry statement President Xi Jinping expressed sympathy for President Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida He stressed the importance of standing firm against violence that challenges democracy.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi He called Trump “my friend.”He “strongly” condemned the incident and said “violence has no place in politics or in a democracy.”
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese He reiterated that sentiment, calling the election campaign in Pennsylvania “concerning and divisive.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “Russia has always condemned all acts of violence.” According to ReutersHe reportedly blamed the US government for creating an environment that encouraged attacks.
In the United States, both Republicans and Democrats were united in condemning the attack and offering their congratulations to the former president.
In an Oval Office speech on Sunday evening, President Joe Biden stressed the importance of easing tensions in U.S. politics, urging Americans to remember that “we are not enemies. We are neighbors, friends, colleagues, citizens, and most importantly, we are fellow Americans.”
“The political situation in this country is very heated. It’s time for calm. We all have a responsibility to do so,” Biden said in his speech.
“Disagreements are inevitable in an American democracy. It’s human nature. Politics should never become a battlefield, much less a place of slaughter,” he said, adding that he had spoken by phone with President Trump, who is recovering well.
vice president Kamala Harris posts on X On Sunday, the president said “this kind of violence has no place in our country” and that such “abhorrent acts” must be condemned to never happen again.
Her words echo those of the former president. Barack Obama He wished President Trump a speedy recovery and said, “There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.”
