This was when somebody fired a gun at the former American President, Donald Trump, during one of his rallies in Pennsylvania, receiving global outrage as well as concern over his safety.
It was apparent to watch the 2024 Republican presidential hopeful being quickly led from the floor after being shot in his right ear as the attendant later said the man was ‘fine.’
Indian PM Narendra Modi was among the first international leaders to condemn the attack, calling Trump a friend of India and expressing that violence has no place in politics and democracies.
World leaders, including those close friends of Trump, like Hungarian PM Viktor Orban.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed their shock but also said they prayed for Trump’s safety.
Politically, cutting across the divide, politicians joined hands to condemn the incident. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer referred to the scenes as appalling.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted to being sickened by the shooting.
Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida said there was a ‘need to remain uncompromising on any sort of violence that seeks to distort’ democracies.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denounced the attempted assassination, manifested her ‘’support’’ for Trump, and wished him ‘’a quick recovery’’.
Argentinian President Javier Milei apportioned blame on “the international left.”
The leftist President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described the incident as ‘unacceptable’.
The shooting at the Trump rally has caused many repercussions not just within the United States but all across the world. Political leaders are coming out, giving their negative sentiments toward the use of violence in the political systems.
