Trump survives assassination, impact will affect subsequent presidential election

[New Three Talents First Release] On July 13, 2024, Trump is currently the only U.S. presidential candidate, and the former U.S. president was injured in an assassination.

On Saturday afternoon, Americans were shocked after seeing the gory video of Trump storming out of office as agents scrambled to cover up his removal from office. Trump, whose right ear was bleeding, was conscious and ready to stand before walking off the stage. He was also seen raising his fist several times and waving to supporters at the rally to show he was okay.

The dramatic incident occurred just minutes after he held a Pennsylvania rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. At around 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time, 78-year-old former President Donald Trump was shot and his right ear was injured and bleeding. Images on social media include one showing a bullet nearly passing his head. Despite the assassination, Trump remained in good spirits, raising his hands and chanting "USA, USA" as crowds gathered around him. When Trump was taken to a local hospital for treatment, he appeared to have blood on his face.

Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly was one of the witnesses watching Trump's speech backstage. "Everything was quiet, and then there were a couple of gunshots, the shots just went off. Everybody saw the president fall," he told CBS as he watched Secret Service agents from a few steps away. Fall on former President Trump.

He then said everyone fell to the stage area and said: "A lady next to him was hit. Others were hit as well. He was concerned that others had been hit by bullets. He thought they were bullets and this was Some type of shooting. He said the security was tight. He saw the former president raise his hands multiple times. "Everyone just dropped to their knees," Congressman Kelly said. Security took a long time to clear the scene.

Joe, who attended the rally with his mother, said: "We were watching the president and we heard shots fired. We saw two people get shot and we saw them being carried out. That didn't look good. I hope The other one looked fine," his mother, Dawn, recalled. "No one was talking, no one was moving." His son was holding her hand as they tried to get up and leave, and some people said, "No. , you stay." Dawn continued: "Then we finally heard everyone leaving here."

The US media suddenly changed its live coverage program for Saturday. Two rally attendees were also shot, one of whom died at the scene. The gunman was shot dead by law enforcement officers.

About two hours later, Trump issued a statement thanking Secret Service agents and law enforcement. "I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement for their quick response to the shooting that just occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania." Trump wrote on "Truth Social" about 2.5 hours after the shooting. "Above all, I want to express my condolences to the families of those killed at the rally and to the family of the other person who was seriously injured."

Trump's assassination immediately caused an uproar in the political world.

After the assassination, Tesla billionaire CEO Musk publicly supported Donald Trump, "I fully support President Trump and hope he recovers quickly." Musk subsequently posted on his social media A photo of Trump at the event with the caption: "The last time America had such a tough candidate was Theodore Roosevelt."

Meanwhile, President Biden pulled his re-election campaign ads from all channels and made a statement on camera. "This is disgusting," he said. "We cannot allow this to happen, we cannot condone this."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who just visited Washington two days ago, also condemned the assassination through his X account: "I was shocked by the shocking scenes at President Trump's rally. We express our condolences to him and his Best wishes to the family. Political violence of any kind has no place in our society and my thoughts are with all the victims of this attack.

Trump survived the assassination, and whether he can also survive the upcoming US presidential election.

(Author: Li Ying)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

(Source of the article: First published by Xinsancai)