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July 14, 2024 at 8:02 a.m.; July 13, 2024 Reporters covering the rally heard five or six shots ring out and many ducked for cover, hiding under tables. After the first two or three bangs, people in the crowd looked startled, but not panicked. An AP reporter at the scene reported the noise sounded like firecrackers at first or perhaps a car backfiring. Two firefighters from nearby Steubenville, Ohio, who were at the rally told the AP that they helped people who appeared injured and heard bullets hitting broadcast speakers. “The bullets rattled around the grandstand, one hit the speaker tower and then chaos broke, Takach said. “The first thing I heard is a couple of cracks,” Sullivan said. Sullivan said he saw one of the speakers get hit and bullets rattling and, “we hit the deck.” He said once Secret Service and other authorities converged on Trump, he and Takach assisted two people who may have been shot in the grandstand and cleared a path to get them out of the way. Sullivan recalled that fluid sprayed from a mechanical line on the stage before a speaker tower started to fall. “Then we heard another shot that, you could hear, you knew something was, it was bullets. It wasn’t firecrackers,” he said. Trump flew to New Jersey after visiting a local Pennsylvania hospital, landing shortly after midnight at Newark Liberty International Airport. Video posted by an aide showed the former president deplaning his private jet flanked by U.S. Secret Service agents and heavily armed members of the agency’s counter assault team, an unusually visible show of force by his protective detail. (Source: thestar *)
* Toronto Star, a Canadian English-language daily newspaper. Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Jul 14, 2024, 5:29 AM CEST The picture, taken by Associated Press photographer Vucci, shows a blood-covered Trump holding up his fist against a backdrop of the American flag while being shielded by Secret Service agents. Trump Jr. posted the image on X with the caption, "He'll never stop fighting to Save America." His brother, Eric, followed up by posting the same image with the caption, "This is the fighter America needs!" /photo/ (Source: businessinsider *)
* Business Insider, a multinational financial and business news website. Headquarters New York City, U.S.
Sunday 14 July 2024 at 7:12am Conspiracy theories about the event have emerged online. (Source: itw *)
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Jul 14, 2024, 9:34 AM Biden reacts to possible attempted assassination of Trump after a gunman and rally attendee are dead, and Trump was whisked away by Secret Service. “Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.” Biden said he has reached out to Trump but has not talked yet, but hopes to later Saturday night. (Source: mehrnews)
Jul 14, 2024 11:32 IST The rally began at 6:02 PM (local time) with Trump taking the stage at the Butler Farm Show grounds to the strains of “God Bless the USA. He waved at the cheering crowd and began his speech under the scorching midsummer sun. Just a few minutes later, Trump was criticising the Biden administration's handling of the southern border with Mexico, pointing to a projection of a chart showing a spike in illegal migrant crossings. “That chart’s a couple of months old,” Trump told the crowd. “And if you want to see something really sad -” At that moment, gunshots rang out. Trump clutched his ear as Secret Service agents, dressed in dark suits, dashed toward him. He dropped to the ground as the agents yelled, “Get down!” After about a minute, an agent yelled that the shooter was down. Crooks had positioned himself on the roof of a building about 120 metres from the stage. The building was outside the rally's security perimeter. /photo */ (Source: indiatoday *)
* India Today, a weekly Indian English-language news magazine, based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sunday 14 July 2024 07:00, UK Hours after the attempt on his life, he was seen giving a brief wave as he left his plane in Newark, New Jersey. (Source: skynews)
14/07/2024 - 07:54 Law enforcement officers said they had tentatively identified a suspected shooter but did not disclose details. (Source: france24 *)
* France 24, French international news television network based in Paris, owned by the French government
Jul 14, 2024, 9:19 AM Moments of Trump assassination attempt. Footage shows the moment when Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally on Saturday. /Video/ (Source: mehr *): https://tinyurl.com/de939436
* The Mehr News Agency, a semi-official news agency of the government of Iran. Headquartered in Tehran
July 14, 2024 10:29 IST Chilling photo shows bullet flying past ex-president's head after piercing his ear. The FBI said it was unaware of the suspect on the roof until the shots were fired. Ghanbari: 'A remarkable photo captured by my former White House Press Corps colleague Mills. Zoom in right above President Trump’s shoulder and you’ll see a bullet flying in the air to the right of President Trump’s head following an attempted assassination'. (Source: theweek *)
* The Week, the largest circulated English news magazine in India, based in Kochi
(/photo / / x *): https://tinyurl.com/nexrkt8k
* X, its former name Twitter - a social networking service, one of the world's largest social media websites
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14.07.24, 08:02 AM The shooting was captured live on news channels, happened. As the bullet hit his ears, the former president was seen ducking with the secret service surrounding him. He could be heard making a few comments on an audio feed from the stage. Trump said, “Let me get my shoes,” as he was escorted to the safe place. He was seen pumping his fist to the public. The shocking incident happened two days before the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump will formally become the party’s nominee. “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realised then what was happening. God bless America!” Trump said. According to Guglielmi, spokesperson of the US Secret Service, the incident happened around 6:15 pm local time when the suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue. “US Secret Service personnel neutralised the shooter, who is now deceased. The US Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and Former President Trump is safe. One spectator was killed, and two spectators were critically injured,” he said Eyewitness McEvoy (50) said he thought he heard eight to 10 shots. “I saw Trump go down, but then I saw him get up and he raised his hand that he was OK,” McEvoy told. (Source: telegraphindia *)
* The Telegraph, an Indian English daily newspaper. Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Sunday 14 July 2024 01:44, UK Gunshots reportedly fired at Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage. Trump was giving a speech in Pennsylvania when he fell to the ground. /video/ (Source: news.sky *): https://tinyurl.com/5n926sc7
* Sky News, a British television news channel. Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Sun 14 Jul 2024 at 9:05am; Sun 14 Jul 2024 at 12:21am Trump has survived a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, in western Pennsylvania, saying afterwards a bullet pierced his ear before Secret Service agents rushed him offstage. Screams tore through the crowd and Mr Trump grabbed at the side of his face and ducked behind a riser during the shooting. An attendee was killed and two others were critically injured. The shooter, who was on the roof of a nearby building, who the FBI named as 20-year-old Crooks was also killed. Mr Trump was taken away, with his fist in the air and blood on his face, during the incident. Trump has thanked Secret Service agents who rushed him off stage during a shooting at a campaign rally. "I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of law enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realised then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!" The Trump campaign released a statement shortly after the shooting that said he was 'fine". There was no reason to believe there was any ongoing threat, Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Colonel Bivens said. "We are absolutely not taking for granted that this was a lone wolf attack," he said. Earlier, the local county district attorney, Goldinger, told America's ABC News the shooter had been on the roof of an adjacent venue, so did not go through security screening. In an earlier statement, the Secret Service said 'multiple shots were fired from an elevated position outside of the rally venue'. "US Secret Service personnel neutralised the shooter, who is now dead," it said. Republican congressman Jackson said his nephew was wounded at the rally. 'He was grazed in the neck. A bullet crossed his neck, cut his neck and he was bleeding,' he told Fox News. "I was behind the former president, so I didn't see what happened", Mr Brzozowski described the scene. He said he saw police and paramedics attending to a man, dressed in a shirt displaying an American flag, who was lying on the ground. "I don't know if it was a shooter or somebody who got shot," he said. "All I saw was he was holding his stomach when the other two paramedics or cops were attending to him." Republican congressman Scalise, who survived a shooting in 2017, blamed Democrat leaders for 'fuelling ludicrous hysteria that Trump winning re-election would be the end of democracy in America'. Australia's ambassador to the US, Rudd, said it was a relief Mr Trump was safe. "All Australians are shocked by the attack on former president Trump at his campaign rally this evening in Pennsylvania," he said. Mr Trump is due to be endorsed as the Republicans' presidential candidate at the party's national convention in Milwaukee, which begins on Monday. The rally in Butler was the last one scheduled before the convention. The convention will go ahead as planned. /photo/ (Source: abc.net *)
* The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the national broadcaster of Australia. Headquarters Sydney
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July 14, 2024, Sunday // 01:59 "And then the worst president in the history of our country took over. And look what happened to our country. Probably 20 million people [came in illegally]. And, you know, that's a little bit old, that chart... that chart's a couple of months old. And if you want to really see something that sad, take a look at what happened over..." Trump said before the gunfire erupted. The former president had just started energizing the crowd when up to five shots were fired, causing him to go down, immediately surrounded by Secret Service agents. (Source: novinite *)
* Novinite (Sofia News Agency), Bulgaria's largest English-language news provider through its news website.
July 14, 2024 07:40 JST; Updated on July 14, 2024 20:20 JST Secret Service spokesperson Guglielmi released a statement saying that the case is an active investigation. He said that at about 6:15 p.m., 'a suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue.' At least two initial shots can be heard on audio of the incident. In the video footage, Trump holds his ear and crouches under the podium on his own volition. Secret Service members are heard shouting "duck, duck, duck, duck." Trump is heard saying to the Secret Service, "Let me get my shoes." Trump is leading in all seven of the most contested battleground states, according to the poll average compiled by political website Real Clear Politics. Incumbent President Biden has struggled to convince fellow Democrats that he is the best candidate to beat Trump, after a poor performance at the June 27 presidential debate. About an hour and a half after the incident, Biden released a statement. Tesla CEO Musk gave his endorsement to Trump shortly after the shooting, writing on X. World leaders - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Philippine President Marcos Jr., South Korean President Yeol condemned the shooting with statements on social media. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China was "following the incident" and that Chinese President Xi had "expressed his sympathies." (Source: asia.nikkei *)
* The Nikkei, a national daily newspapers in Japan, the world's largest financial newspaper. Headquarters Tokyo, Japan.
14 Jul, 2024 10:34 am A GoFundMe page for donations to support those wounded or the families of those killed in the rally has raised more than USD$170,000. The page was organized by the Trump campaign's national finance direct O'Rourke. "President Trump as authorized this account as a place for donations to the supporters and families wounded or killed in today’s brutal and horrific assassination attempt. "All donations will be directed to these proud Americans as they grieve and recover. May God bless and unite our nation." More than 2000 donations have been made since it was set up. The Federal Aviation Administration has said the airspace over Bethel Park, where the shooter was from, was closed "effective immediately" for security reasons. The three spectators who were shot, including the one who was killed and two who were critically injured, were adult men. There were no police hit by gunfire. Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Shapiro said that he was also briefed on the situation and that state police were at the site. 'The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,' Vance wrote. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.' Representative Collins (R-Ga.) went further: “Biden sent the orders,' he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. There is no evidence that Biden was behind the attack. (Source: nzherald *)
* The New Zealand Herald, a daily newspaper of record for New Zealand. Headquarters Auckland
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