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Butler (Pennsylvania): Former US President, Donald Trump, has been hit in the ear in a shooting incident investigated as an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania Saturday July 13, 2024.
Two men - the unidentified gunman and a spectator, have been killed whereas two others critically injured, officials said.
The visuals shared online showed Trump behind the dais and addressing the rally. He was showing a chart of border crossing numbers saying, “Take a look at what happened,” when pops could be heard and his hand went right to his right ear and he ducked down as U.S. Secret Service agents dove on top of him.
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for the 2024 U.S. Presidential elections.
Surrounded by the Secret Service agents, Trump rose, looking defiant with his fist aloft, even as his injured ear is clearly seen.
I just landed and missed an assignation attempt. Holy shit. What a bad ass reaction from Trump. The election is over. He's the next president. The Dems should give up. They can't beat him now. pic.twitter.com/omtbue191d
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) July 13, 2024
Trump was rushed to the hospital. After the necessary treatment, he has been discharged from the hospital.
In his first reaction to a shooting at his rally, Trump said in a statement he "was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear".
U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken to Donald Trump, a White House official said, after the Republican nominee was injured in the shooting incident.
"This evening, President Biden spoke to former President Trump," the official was quoted as saying by AFP.
He added that the US incumbent would receive an updated briefing from law enforcement officials on the incident.
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