DONALD Trump was heard demanding the Secret Service let him get his shoes as he was rushed from the stage during an apparent assassination attempt.
The former president was left bloodied but maintained his composure and raised his fist to his supporters as he was pulled away from a suspected gunman at his rally in Pennsylvania.
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Trump could be heard stopping his Secret Service agents and saying “let me get my shoes” before being rushed to his car.
He continued to put on a brave face, defiantly raising his fist in the air as he walked off stage to signal to the crowd that he was okay.
President Trump’s fans applauded his demeanor during the situation and shared their prayers for him on social media following the shooting.
“You can’t have a braver, meaner person like him,” said one fan.
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“Praying for $TRUMP,” someone else wrote on X.
“He needs the shoes haha, gotta love this guy!!” a third fan said.
“He’s not afraid of dying,” said a fourth person.
After Trump was rushed to safety by his agents, the Secret Service confirmed that he had been shot and the threat had been neutralized.
“During former President Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13, at approximately 6:15 p.m., a suspected gunman fired several shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside the rally site,” they said. them in a statement.
“U.S. Secret Service personnel neutralized the shooter, who has since passed away.
“The US Secret Service responded quickly with protective measures and the former president is safe and being evaluated.
“One spectator was killed, two spectators were seriously injured.
“The incident is currently under investigation and the Secret Service has formally notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
Trump also issued a statement after his injuries were evaluated at the hospital.
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Donald Trump was reportedly shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, June 13.
There were 8 to 10 metal detectors at the Butler Farm Grounds, according to former USUN Ambassador Kip Tom.
The land can accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Tom told CNN that anyone within a certain distance of the president was required to go through these metal detectors.
Despite being held at an open fairgrounds, the rally was fenced, meaning a perimeter was set up.
In addition to metal detectors for the public, in addition to local and state police, the Secret Service is assigned to protect the president.
Secret Service agents immediately jumped to cover Trump after he appeared to have been shot.
“We practiced thousands of times for these situations,” Jonathan Wackrow, a former agent, told CNN.
CNN also reported that the Secret Service shot and killed the alleged shooter.
The Secret Service is leading the investigation at this time.
The FBI will take over the broader investigation, working in conjunction with the Secret Service.
“I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement agencies for their quick response to the shooting that just occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania,” he wrote.
“Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person who died at the rally and also to the family of another person who was seriously injured.
“It is incredible that such an act could happen in our country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is dead.
“I was hit by a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately something was wrong as I heard a buzzing sound, gunshots and immediately felt the bullet tearing through the skin.
“There was a lot of bleeding, then I realized what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
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