Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania (File)
Washington:
Donald Trump said Sunday that it was divine intervention that helped him survive an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, and called on Americans to unite.
“It was only God who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” said the former US president and White House hopeful on social media, urging his fellow Americans to unite to “not allow Evil to win”.
Trump was hit in the ear in an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally on Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident that will worsen political tensions ahead of the US presidential election.
The 78-year-old former president was rushed off stage with blood on his face after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the gunman and a spectator died and two spectators were seriously injured.
President Joe Biden, who will face Trump in November’s deeply polarized presidential election, said there is “no place in America for this kind of violence.”
“At this time, it is more important than ever that we stand together and show our true character as Americans by remaining strong and determined, and not allowing evil to win,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning, confirming that he would attend the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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