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- Donald Trump was rushed off stage after an incident at his campaign rally on Saturday.
- Dramatic photographs show Trump with blood on his face.
- Trump pumped his fist in the air as Secret Service agents led him away.
Former President Donald Trump was quickly escorted off stage at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night after a series of loud noises were heard.
Secret Service agents were captured in photographs rushing to Trump’s aid, with blood spattered on his face, particularly around his ear, as he was carried off the stage while shaking his fist.
A Trump spokesperson expressed gratitude to law enforcement and first responders for their prompt response to the.
The Secret Service confirmed that the former president is now safe and is currently undergoing medical evaluation at a nearby facility. More updates will be provided soon.
Reporters at the scene said there was a succession of loud noises before the Secret Service intervened.
“This is an active crime scene,” Secret Service agents told reporters, ordering them to leave the area.
“We saw many people fall, looking confused. I heard the gunshots, they sounded like between firecrackers and a small caliber gun,” said John Yeykal of Franklin, Pennsylvania, who was attending his first Trump rally.
Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield first reported that Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said two people were dead, including an apparent shooter.
The district attorney did not immediately return a call or email from Business Insider.
The attack, carried out by a gunman who law enforcement officials said was later killed by the Secret Service, was the first attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
It comes amid a deeply polarized political atmosphere, just four months before the presidential election and days before Trump is officially named the Republican nominee at his party’s convention.
Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting, President Joe Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.” He said he had not been able to contact Trump before his comments and promised to update the public later Saturday on whether they spoke, as well as additional details about the investigation.
“We cannot allow this to be happening,” Biden said. “The idea that there is violence like this in the United States is simply unheard of.”
Biden, speaking without a teleprompter, said he was waiting for additional information before formally calling the attack an assassination attempt on the former president.
“I have an opinion, but I don’t have any facts,” he told reporters, promising to provide updates as he learns more.
POLITICAL VIOLENCE AGAIN SHAKE AMERICA
The dangers of campaigning took on new urgency after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in California in 1968, and again in 1972, when Arthur Bremer shot and seriously wounded George Wallace, who was running as an independent on a campaign platform that It has sometimes been compared to Trump’s. That led to greater protection of candidates, even as threats persisted, particularly against Jesse Jackson in 1988 and Barack Obama in 2008.
Presidents, particularly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, have even higher levels of security. Trump is a rarity as a former president and as a current candidate.
In the video, Trump can be heard saying at least twice, “Let me get my shoes, let me get my shoes,” and another voice was heard saying, “I got it, sir.”
Trump stood up moments later and could be seen extending his right hand toward his face. There seemed to be blood on his face. He then raised his fist in the air and appeared to utter the word “fight” twice to his crowd of supporters, prompting loud applause and then chants of “USA.” “U.S.A.”
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