07:06 IST
Trump Shooting LIVE: Biden Calls For Unity After Trump Wounded At Rally
US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander.
Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage by the Secret Service with blood running down his face.
“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick. It’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country… We cannot be like this, we cannot condone this,” Biden told reporters in an emergency briefing at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware.
07:02 IST
Donald Trump Shooting LIVE: Suspected Shooter At Trump Rally Dead
The suspected shooter who wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally is dead, US media reported Saturday, along with one bystander.
“Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said two people are dead, including an apparent shooter,” The Washington Post reported.
ABC News cited Goldinger as saying a second bystander may also have been hit.
07:00 IST
One Spectator Killed, Two Critically Injured In Trump Rally Shooting: Secret Service
Donald Trump gave his first account of being shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying “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,” Trump, who was not seriously injured, said on his Truth Social site.
“It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country.”
06:58 IST
Trump Says He Was ‘Shot With A Bullet’ That Pierced His Ear
Danald Trump gave his first account of being shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying “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,” Trump, who was not seriously injured, said on his Truth Social site. “It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country.”