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https://www.lifegate.it/donald-trump-e-stato-ferito-durante-un-comizio-in-pennsylvania
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Donald Trump, former president of the United States and current Republican candidate for the White House, was taken away on the afternoon of Saturday 13 July by his entourage and the secret services who constantly accompanied him while he was holding a rally in Butler, in the state of Pennsylvania.Trump was on stage when several loud noises were heard, shots very similar to gunshots.At that point Trump and all the audience who were watching the rally they threw themselves to the ground in an instinctive gesture aimed at defending themselves.Trump, in particular, he lowered himself after touching his right ear which then, from the images, appeared to be bleeding.Then Trump was transported to a safe place where he underwent treatment.For the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (the federal police agency) it was a matter of an attempt to assassinate the former president of the United States.
According to what was reported by several sources, Trump was in the sights of a 20-year-old boy named Thomas Matthew Crooks, originally from a town near the location of the rally.After shooting, Crooks was neutralized, in the sense that he was killed by snipers on duty who were supposed to ensure the safety of the area.Butler County Attorney General Richard Goldinger confirmed that two people died:a person who was attending the rally and Crooks.Two other people were injured.
As he was rescued and taken away, the former president incited the crowd with a raised fist.Almost as if to demonstrate that his life was not in danger.President Joe Biden was informed of the incident.A moment that has already entered American iconography.
From the videos released by the staff, Trump appears in good health
Margo Martin, who is part of Donald Trump's electoral campaign communications staff, published a video in which the ex-president goes down – without the need for assistance – from the plane who took him to New Jersey immediately after the attack.The ear wound is not visible from the shot.
Strong and resilient.He will never stop fighting for America. pic.twitter.com/B9yR3SLQJV
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) July 14, 2024
The Republican convention scheduled for Milwaukee has been confirmed
The Republican National Convention scheduled for Milwaukee remains confirmed, in the state of Wisconsin, from July 15th to 18th.Campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, via a note sent to collaborators, promise to adopt more stringent security measures, declare that they "condemn all forms of violence" and that they do not want to "tolerate dangerous rhetoric in social media".“In times of tragedy and horror, we must be steadfast in our mission to re-elect President Trump,” the statement read.
Several question marks on the security measures adopted during the rally
CNN asked two FBI agents retired to understand why, while Donald Trump was on stage, the roof had not been secured of a building just 120-150 meters away.“That building… is the closest building to where the stage was with a clear line of sight.I'm shocked that there wasn't someone on that roof,” he said Bobby Chacon. Steve Moore, who worked as a sniper for two years in his career, speculates that something went wrong during the planning or execution of the surveillance measures.And he says he expects “radical changes” in security procedures.
Biden:"There is no place for such violence in the United States"
In his first statements after the shooting at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, Biden condemned the attack and said that "in the United States there is no place for such violence“.
“I am grateful to know that he is safe and well.I pray for him, his family and for all those who were present at the demonstration, awaiting further information", added the president.
The attacker fired 8 shots from 120 meters away
Two videos circulated in the last few hours and verified from the New York Times appear to show the attacker lying motionless on the roof of a small building about 120 meters north of the stage where the former president was speaking.An audio analysis of the shots determined they came from roughly the same distance as the location of the body, noted by some witnesses.The visible wound to Trump's right ear, which was facing northwest, was also consistent with gunfire coming from that direction.A further audio analysis of the shots reported in the New York Times speaks of eight shots fired in two close sequences, first three and then five.
Suspected attacker identified
The FBI has identified the suspect perpetrator of the attack Thomas Matthew Cooks, a twenty-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, with no criminal record.It has not yet been possible to reconstruct the motive. The man was killed by the Secret Service.At the moment, therefore, the balance is two deaths:In fact, one person attending the rally was also killed and two others were seriously injured.
The FBI speaks of an attempted assassination of the former president
During a press conference that took place last night at the police department in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, the special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kevin Rojek, spoke specifically of an "assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump" .