{"id":113231,"date":"2024-07-14T20:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T19:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113231"},"modified":"2024-07-14T20:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T19:07:59","slug":"donald-trump-survives-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/donald-trump-survives-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump survives assassination attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1804538919412585582\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump survived what is believed to be an assassination attempt on Saturday as a gunman fired shots at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMr Trump was rushed offstage and swamped by Secret Service agents after a bullet pierced the \u201cupper part\u201d of his right ear. He was later taken to the hospital for treatment and discharged.<\/p>\n<p>One spectator at the rally was shot dead, while two others were critically injured.<\/p>\n<p>The male attacker was later shot dead by the Secret Service, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting has been condemned by Mr Trump\u2019s main opponent in the presidential election, President Joe Biden, as well as former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump later took to his Truth Social network to express how he felt during the shooting. He said a bullet pierced the \u201cupper part\u201d of his right ear.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cI knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,\u201d Mr Trump wrote. \u201cMuch bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI identified the attacker as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania. He was shot dead by police at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks was a registered Republican, the Associated Press have reported.<\/p>\n<p>In his reaction to the shooting, President Biden said, \u201cThere\u2019s no place in America for this kind of violence. Everybody must condemn it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Biden later spoke to Mr Trump, the White House said.<\/p>\n<p>In his reaction, former President Obama wrote on X that there \u201cis absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.\u201d He said he was \u201crelieved that former President Trump wasn\u2019t seriously hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how the shooting will impact the November US presidential election that sees Mr Trump locked in a close race with Mr Biden of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump, 78, is popular among conservatives and right-wing voters and has repeatedly campaigned against immigration and vowed to deport thousands of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Biden, 81, who is currently the Democratic Party candidate, supports a more inclusive society and has created pathways for illegal immigrants without crime records to become American citizens. He faces internal criticism from his party following concerns about his cognitive ability, especially after a poor debate performance against Mr Trump. Although there have been calls from some Democrats that he should drop from the race, the president has said he would not and would defeat Mr Trump in the election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump survived what is believed to be an assassination attempt on Saturday as a gunman fired shots at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. 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