The former president was shot in the ear during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, and world leaders swiftly denounced the crime, expressing astonishment, rejecting political violence, and wishing the man a speedy recovery.
Later, the Trump team reported that the presidential candidate, who is standing for reelection in November, was “doing well.” Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was named by the FBI as the “subject involved” in what it described as an attempted assassination.
Antonio Guterres’ spokeswoman for the UN denounced the shooting and referred to it as a “act of political violence.”
When he opened a new tab, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated, “We must stand firm against any form of violence that challenges democracy.”
“Appalled by the shocking scenes” during the gathering, stated British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, opens new tab.
“Political violence in any form has no place in our societies and my thoughts are with all the victims of this attack.”
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, expressed his “relief” that Trump, who has often questioned U.S. military assistance to Ukraine during Russia’s invasion, was safe and wished him “a speedy recovery” in addition to saying there was “no justification” for such brutality.
“Concerning and confronting,” according to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the shooting left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “sickened.” Opening a new tab, Trudeau said, “Political violence is never acceptable.”
The leaders of the European Union, Egypt, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the Philippines also made remarks along these lines.
“It is a tragedy for our democracies,” French President Emmanuel Macron said of the shooting. “France shares the shock and indignation of the American people.”
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, opened a new tab and said he was stunned by the incident. Visiting the United States this week for a NATO summit, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed his prayers for the former president “in these dark hours, opens new tab.”
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, condemned the shooting and asked others to do the same, opening a new tab.
“The attack against former President Donald Trump must be vehemently repudiated by all defenders of democracy and dialogue in politics. What we saw today is unacceptable,” the Brazilian leader said.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, declared that he “strongly condemns the incident,” opened a new tab, called Trump a buddy, and wished him a swift recovery. Democracies and politics are not places for violence.”
(Reuters)
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