Former US President Donald Trump sustained a gunshot wound during a political rally in Pennsylvania.
According to him, he heard a whizzing sound and a bullet ripping through his skin.
During the Saturday evening incident , that witnesses described chaotic, one observer was killed and two others injured, when the shooter opened fire.
According to witnesses, they saw a man with a rifle crawling in a nearby roof. The male attacker was however killed by the officers from the Secret Service.
Videos shared online showed Trump, the Republican candidate in the upcoming November elections, falling and then being helped on his feet with blood on his ear after the shooting. He was then whisked away under the protection of Secret Service.
X users are however having trouble in believing the shooting incident, with some alleging that it was staged.
Trump just got shot in the head and got up like a fucking gangster and fist pumped
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) July 13, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is however investigating the shooting the shooting incident. In a statement, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas strongly condemned the incident.
“We are engaged with President Biden, former President Trump, and their campaigns, and are taking every possible measure to ensure their safety and security,” Mayorkas said.
“Maintaining the security of the Presidential candidates and their campaign events is one of our Department’s most vital priorities.”
Trump’s campaign team has confirmed that he is doing fine and his planned rallies this week will go on. Andy Biggs, a Republican congressman from Arizona, said that the rallies from now onwards will be held indoors for the safety of the cotender.
“I will just tell you that my guess is that when you do a rally from now on, it’s going to be an indoor venue where you have more control than what we’ve seen at these outdoor venues,” he told BBC.
President Joe Biden, who is also seeking to retain his seat, condemned the attack on the Trump.
Third-party US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr, who is running against both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, urged Americans to begin respecting each other.
“My message to people is we need to all renounce violence. And we need to renounce not just violence but the hatred and vitriol,” he said.
Kennedy’s father, Robert F Kennedy, was shot and killed as a presidential candidate in 1968. His uncle John F Kennedy was shot and killed when he was US president in 1963.
“I understand the implications that this has for our country – and probably as well as anybody does,” he said.