During his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Donald Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt and was wounded in the right ear. While the shooter was quickly shot dead, one spectator was killed and at least two others were injured. We take stock.
Donald Trump survives assassination attempt
At a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, Candidate Donald Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt. This one was injured in the ear, and we can actually hear several pops on the video below, then see him holding his right ear, before taking shelter behind his desk:
Shooting just happened at The Trump rally pic.twitter.com/Xs1dVL1H3T
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 13, 2024
Security forces quickly intervene, and we can see the former US president getting up and raising his fist in the air, before being escorted to safety:
I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery pic.twitter.com/ZdxkF63EqF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
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If Donald Trump's days are not in dangera spectator unfortunately lost his life in this attack, while at least 2 others were reportedly injured. For his part, the shooter was quickly shot dead by security.
Donald Trump has already been released from the hospital
According to Bloomberg, Donald Trump has already been released from the hospital. He spoke on his platform Truth Social and began by thanking the secret service and the police force, before expressing condolences to the relatives of the deceased person. Then the person concerned shares his impressions of the events:
It is unbelievable that such an act could happen in our country. Nothing is known at this point about the shooter, who is now deceased. I was hit by a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong, I heard a whistling sound, gunshots, and I immediately felt the bullet go through the skin. There was a lot of bleeding, so I understood what was happening.
Although the motive for the shooter's political ideas being at odds with those of Donald Trump can be assumed, we will only know more once the investigation is conducted.
Several personalities and political leaders such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, the Indian Prime Minister, or the leader of Taiwan, have expressed their support for the former president.
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As Donald Trump has been pushing for cryptocurrencies during his campaign, Bitcoin (BTC) is up 2.5% over 24 hours. At the time of writing, it is trading at $59,400, while MAGA, a Donald Trump memecoin, has climbed more than 26%.
Sources: Truth Social, Bloomberg
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