After the attack on Donald Trump during a campaign rally, politicians in the USA and around the world are shocked. An overview of the reactions.
The USA is in shock. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was attacked at a campaign rally in the state of Pennsylvania. The incident occurred when Trump had just started his speech on stage in the small town of Butler. After noise presumably caused by gunshots or explosions, Secret Service officers pulled him to the ground, after which the ex-president stood up with blood on his right ear and was taken to safety.
Trump’s campaign team later announced that the 78-year-old former president was doing well and was being examined at a local medical facility.
The horror over the news from Pennsylvania is great. Several high-ranking representatives of both parties strongly condemned the attack on Trump.
The reactions at a glance:
Politicians in the USA shocked by attack on Donald Trump
- US President Joe Biden appeared before the press in the evening and said that everyone must condemn the attack on Trump. “There is no place for this kind of violence in America,” Biden said in a statement made at short notice in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where the Democrat was staying over the weekend. “This is sick. We must stand together as a nation to condemn this.” Referring to Trump, the president further stated that he was “grateful to hear that he is safe and well.” “I am praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally as we await further information.”
- The Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnsonwrote on the platform X that he was praying for Trump.
- The democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries“America is a democracy,” he wrote. “Political violence in any form is never acceptable.”
- Nancy Pelosithe former spokeswoman of theHouse of Representatives, also commented: “I thank God that former President Trump is safe,” she wrote on X.
- The democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumersaid he was shocked by the incident and relieved that Trump was OK. “Political violence has no place in our country.”
- The former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush declared that there is no place for political violence in a democracy. Other top US politicians made similar statements.
- Shortly after the attack, US billionaire Elon Musk officially expressed his support for Trump’s re-election bid. “I fully support President Trump and hope he makes a speedy recovery,” Musk wrote on X.
International reactions
Heads of state and government around the world were shocked by the news from the USA.
- Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed his solidarity with the former US president. “My thoughts and prayers are with President Donald Trump in these dark hours,” Orban wrote on the X platform.
- Also Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was shocked. “Sara and I were shocked by the apparent attack on President Trump,” Netanyahu wrote on behalf of himself and his wife on X. “We pray for his safety and speedy recovery.”
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned political violence of any kind. “I am appalled by the shocking scenes at President Trump’s rally and we send him and his family our best wishes,” Starmer, who has only been in office since the beginning of July, said on X.
- The British right-wing populist Nigel Farage lashed out against the media after the incident. “Mainstream media have spread a narrative of hatred against my friend Donald Trump,” Farage wrote on X. “I hope they are proud of themselves. Disgusting people.”
Source: Stern
I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.
