A shooting at Donald Trump‘s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination, the FBI has said.
Trump was in the middle of delivering his rally speech when the sound of gunshots suddenly rang out, ITV News' US Correspondent Dan River reports
Trump was in the middle of delivering his rally speech when the sound of multiple gunshots suddenly rang out at approximately 6:15pm. ET. In a press conference shortly after the assassination attempt, US President Joe Biden said "there is no place in America for this kind of violence - it's sick." "The idea that there's political violence like this in America is just unheard of, it's just not appropriate. Everybody must condemn it."
Posting on X, he said: “As we monitor the shocking developments in Pennsylvania, our thoughts and best wishes are with President Trump – along with every victim and their families.”
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