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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Trump is the presumptive [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for the 2024 United States presidential election |
Trump is the presumptive [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kinnard |first=Meg |date=2024-03-13 |title=Biden and Trump are now their parties’ presumptive nominees. What does that mean? |url=https://apnews.com/article/presumptive-nominee-biden-trump-6b2a3beb31896894ded9e96aa30cfcec |url-status=live |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=[[AP News]]}}</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Revision as of 23:04, 13 July 2024
 | This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (July 2024) |
| Shooting of Donald Trump | |
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| Location | Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date | July 13, 2024 6:07 p.m. (Eastern Time) |
| Target | Donald Trump |
Attack type | Attempted assassination |
| Injured | Donald Trump |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
On July 13, 2024, former United States president Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a rally he held at a Farm Show venue in Butler, Pennsylvania.[1] According to witnesses and video footage, he appeared to have been bleeding from his right ear after the shooting.[2] Witnesses and reporters stated that multiple shots were fired.[3][4] According to New York Times photographer Doug Mills, who was at the scene, three to four gunshots were heard.[5] The Times also reported that a rallygoer could have been hit by a ricocheting bullet, noting that blood was visible in the left-hand bleachers at the venue.[6]
Background
Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for the 2024 United States presidential election.[7]
Aftermath
United States Secret Service agents lunged at Trump as he raised his fist in defiance and was then escorted to a vehicle.[8] A spokesman for the Secret Service confirmed that "an incident occured" and affirmed that Trump was "safe".[9] He was shortly afterwards examined at a local medical facility, according to campaign spokesman Steven Cheung who also affirmed that Trump was "fine".[10]
Responses
President Joe Biden received a briefing on the incident.[11]
Representative Ruben Gallego,[12] Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer,[13] and Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro issued statements denouncing political violence.
Businessman Elon Musk expressed his support for Trump after the shooting.[14]
On X, supporters of Trump noted violent rhetoric surrounding Trump.[15]
References
- ^ Gold, Michael; Levien, Simon J. (July 13, 2024). "Live Election Updates: Trump Rushed Off Stage at Rally After What Sounded Like Shots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Meyer, Matt; Shelton, Shania; B. Powell, Tori (July 13, 2024). "Live updates: The latest on the 2024 campaign | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage". Sky News.
- ^ "Trump rushed off stage at Pennsylvania rally as loud noises heard". BBC.
- ^ null (July 13, 2024). "Update from Maggie Haberman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ null (July 13, 2024). "Update from Simon J. Levien". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Kinnard, Meg (March 13, 2024). "Biden and Trump are now their parties' presumptive nominees. What does that mean?". AP News. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lawther, Fran (July 13, 2024). "Donald Trump rushed off stage at rally after sound of gunshots ring out – live updates". The Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ null (July 13, 2024). "Update from Michael Gold". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Gold, Michael (July 13, 2024). "Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman, said former President Donald J. Trump is "fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility."". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (July 13, 2024). "The president has received an initial briefing about what happened at the Trump rally, the White House says". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Cameron, Chris (July 13, 2024). "Ruben Gallego, the leading Democratic Senate candidate in Arizona, denounced the apparent shooting as "absolutely horrible."". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Vigdor, Neil (July 13, 2024). "Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a harsh critic of Donald J. Trump who was the target of a kidnapping plot, condemned the violence on Saturday". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Cameron, Chris (July 13, 2024). "Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, publicly endorsed Donald Trump in a statement minutes after the shooting". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie (July 13, 2024). "The political discourse is becoming intense on the social media site X." The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
