Trump shot in right ear at campaign rally, shooter dead

Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally, leaving blood on his face and prompting his security agents to surround him. The Secret Service sent a statement stating that the gunman had died, one rally attendee had died, and two more onlookers had been hurt. An assassination attempt is being looked into in relation to the event, a source told Reuters.

The guns fired as Trump, 78, was just getting begun with his speech. His right hand went to his right ear, and he looked at it before falling to his knees behind the podium, just in time to be covered by a flurry of Secret Service operatives. After a minute or so, he came out, his red “Make America Great Again” hat falling off.

Following the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, roughly 30 miles (50 km) north of Pittsburgh, Trump stated on his Truth Social platform, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” “Much bleeding took place.”

The identity and motivation of the shooter were first unclear. Prominent Democrats and Republicans denounced the violence right away.

According to the Trump campaign, he is “doing well.” According to Bloomberg, he was discharged from the hospital.

The shooting occurred less than four months before the Nov. 5 election, when Trump faces an election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden. According to most opinion surveys, including those conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, the two are in a tight race.

“This kind of violence has no place in America,” stated Biden in a statement. To denounce it, we as a nation must come together.”

After the shooting, Biden called with Trump, according to a White House official.

Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas, a Republican, informed Fox News that his nephew had suffered injuries at the rally.

The shooting sparked immediate concerns about security lapses by the Secret Service, which offers lifetime protection to former presidents like Trump.