Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
Quotes about the assassination attempt
- Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy,
- Barack Obama as quoted in ‘Cowardly attack’: Former presidents condemn shooting at Trump rally, THE HILL, 14 July 2024.
- It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.
- Donald Trump as quoted in Donald Trump Says Bullet Pierced His Ear: I Felt It ‘Ripping Through the Skin’, Variety, 13 July 2024.
- Look, there's no place in America for this kind of violence. It's sick. It's sick. It's one of the reasons we have to unite this country... Everybody must condemn it.
- Joe Biden as quoted in Biden Condemns Shooting at Trump Rally, Calling it ‘Sick’, The New York Times, 13 July 2024.
