Trump rushed off stage after possible assassination attempt

[DPat]

Former President Donald Trump was swiftly taken off stage by Secret Service agents after apparent gunshots were fired at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

 

Footage shows Trump grimacing and raising a hand to his right ear before ducking as sharp cracks rang out. Agents quickly surrounded him and escorted him to a waiting vehicle. Trump raised a fist as he was bundled into the car.

 

 

 

Trump's campaign confirmed he was "fine" and being checked at a local medical facility. Spokesman Steven Cheung thanked law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during the incident.

 

The Secret Service confirmed Trump's safety and announced an ongoing investigation. They stated that further information would be released when available.

 

Trump was addressing supporters in the crucial swing state when multiple bangs were heard. Witnesses described seeing a suspicious person with a rifle on a nearby roof shortly before the shots. One witness, Greg, reported pointing out the armed individual to police.

 

Other witnesses reported hearing several shots and described chaotic scenes as Secret Service agents protected Trump. Jason, a rally attendee, noted the crowd quickly dropped to the ground for cover.

 

The White House confirmed President Biden received an initial briefing. Politicians from both parties condemned the violence. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stated that violence against any political leader is unacceptable, while former Vice-President Mike Pence and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed their support for Trump and gratitude for the swift law enforcement response.

[Tug]

Bet there will be more security at his rallies it’s going to be interesting when we find out who did it

[CharlieH]

 

 

 

[Skipalongcassidy]

6 minutes ago, Tug said:

Bet there will be more security at his rallies it’s going to be interesting when we find out who did it

Where were you?

[2baht]

6 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Where were you?

Well I bet he wasn't on the grassy knoll!

[Kinnock]

Reports say gunman dead and one bystander was killed.  

 

Looking at the video it appears a bullet may have grazed his ear?

[Hawaiian]

Trump is okay.  Shooter is dead.  One bystander fatally shot and another seriously wounded. 

[Chomper Higgot]

This attack is very rightly being condemned from across the political divide.

 

There is absolutely no place for violence in politics.

 

RIP the bystander who has been killed.

 

[Robert Paulson]

I don’t believe any of it

[Hawaiian]

20 minutes ago, Tug said:

Bet there will be more security at his rallies it’s going to be interesting when we find out who did it

Maybe they should hire the TSA.  But even with their sophistication there have been instances where weapons have gotten through.

[CharlieH]

 

 

[Hawaiian]

1 minute ago, Robert Paulson said:

I don’t believe any of it

Why?

[novacova]

Shooter dead, good. We’re have to wait and see what their next failed move will be.

[CharlieH]

 

[OneMoreFarang]

He is a big supporter of weapons...

 

 

 

[bob smith]

MAGA.

 

bob.

[FolkGuitar]

P5

[Henryford]

41 minutes ago, Tug said:

Bet there will be more security at his rallies it’s going to be interesting when we find out who did it

 

We already know who did it.

[Thailand]

Dreadful thing to have happened should be no room for violence glad it was not too serious and hopefully he will have recovered in time for his sentencing in September!

[save the frogs]

26 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

I don’t believe any of it

 

Do you think it was staged?

 

[save the frogs]

7 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Dreadful thing to have happened should be no room for violence glad it was not too serious and hopefully he will have recovered in time for his sentencing in September!

 

yeah, do you think that's how it will end?

or mass riots in the streets maybe? 

 

[BakedPanda]

27 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

He is a big supporter of weapons...

 

 

 

Relevance? Zero. Most crimes are committed with illegal guns to begin with.

[novacova]

The AGR building where the shooter was positioned was exposed and not covered by the SS, clearly a gap and failure of the SS. 

[frank83628]

17 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

yeah, do you think that's how it will end?

or mass riots in the streets maybe? 

 

if he was killed i think that civil war might be kicking off!

[oxo1947]

 

I think the CharlieH clip where the bystanders are explaining that he was in their Plain site and they warned the police who apparently did nothing---will bring some questions. 

  Of course you will always get the really deep thought ones like from onemoreFarang  = "He is a big supporter of weapons... "....Duh.......

[proton]

51 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

I don’t believe any of it

 

Said only one person, it's not a possible assassination attempt it is a failed assassination attempt. The media who whip up hysterical lies about Trump wanting to be a dictator and even calling him Hitler have some responsibility for this

[FruitPudding]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

Bet there will be more security at his rallies it’s going to be interesting when we find out who did it

 

Probably the deepstate.

[proton]

35 minutes ago, Henryford said:

 

We already know who did it.

 

Care to let us in on that?

[thaibeachlovers]

50 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Reports say gunman dead and one bystander was killed.  

 

Looking at the video it appears a bullet may have grazed his ear?

VDO has been on Al Jazeera showing that he was apparently hit on the ear, though of course that will need to be confirmed. He had some blood on his face as well, though that likely came from the ear.

 

2 inches to the right and no Democrat politician would be out in public today, IMO.

Biden, Schumer, Obama, McConnell all on tv saying the expected words.

 

At least Trump didn't cower in a corner. He looked really angry and was giving a fist shake, presumably at whoever shot him. IMO it's likely that his popularity will increase now.

Obviously the Secret Service were not going to let him hang around, but he didn't look to me like someone that was running away.

 

Expect two things at least, Increased security and conspiracy theories.

[thaibeachlovers]

10 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

if he was killed i think that civil war might be kicking off!

That might be overstating it, but a re run of Martin Luther King's assassination aftermath very likely, IMO.