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| − | The '''Assassination attempt on President Donald Trump''' occurred in Butler, [[Pennsylvania]] on July 13, 2024. [[President Donald J. Trump]] was on stage, near the beginning of his speech, at [[MAGA]] rally while campaigning for the [[2024 Presidential election]]. | + | The '''Assassination attempt on President Donald Trump''' occurred in Butler, [[Pennsylvania]] on July 13, 2024, by a shooter who was a [[Biden]] donor. [[President Donald J. Trump]] was on stage at [[MAGA]] rally while campaigning for the [[2024 Presidential election]], and only minutes into his speech when the shooting began. |
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| − | Within minutes into Trump's speech, a shooter attempted to assassinate [[Donald Trump]]. Multiple shots were fired. Trump was injured, bullets grazing his ear, an attendee died and two were seriously injured. Shooter was eliminated. Trump was quickly shielded by Secret Service. As he stood up while shielded by agents.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/assassination-attempt-trump-pennsylvania-rally-leaves-2-hurt-1-dead-including-shooter Assassination attempt on Trump at Pennsylvania rally leaves 2 hurt, 1 dead including shooter].
| + | The shooter fired perhaps as many as 8 shots before being killed by authorities. Trump was injured by a bullet penetrating his right ear, but not his skull. An attendee died and two were seriously injured. Trump himself dropped down as he heard many bullets and was wounded by one, and then was quickly shielded by the Secret Service. As Trump stood up, he was then shielded by agents.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/assassination-attempt-trump-pennsylvania-rally-leaves-2-hurt-1-dead-including-shooter Assassination attempt on Trump at Pennsylvania rally leaves 2 hurt, 1 dead including shooter]. |
| | Former President Trump was quickly surrounded and escorted off stage by Secret Service personnel. | | Former President Trump was quickly surrounded and escorted off stage by Secret Service personnel. |
| | By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Brooke Singman, Lucas Y. Tomlinson. ''Fox News'' | | By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Brooke Singman, Lucas Y. Tomlinson. ''Fox News'' |
| − | Published July 13, 2024 6:23pm EDT Updated July 13, 2024 9:08pm EDT</ref> Trump defiantly called out to all: 'fight' while putting out his fist - a couple of times.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/video/2024/07/13/trump-injured-after-shooting-at-pennsylvania-rally-1363421 Bloodied Trump fist pumps after shots fired at rally] | + | Published July 13, 2024 6:23pm EDT Updated July 13, 2024 9:08pm EDT</ref> |
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| | + | Trump strongly called out to all: 'fight' while pumping his fist several times.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/video/2024/07/13/trump-injured-after-shooting-at-pennsylvania-rally-1363421 Bloodied Trump fist pumps after shots fired at rally] |
| | Politico, 07/13/2024 06:55 PM EDT</ref><ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/us-news/trump-pumps-fist-at-crowd-in-defiant-gesture-seconds-after-assassination-attempt/ Trump pumps fist at crowd in defiant gesture seconds after assassination attempt] NY Post. | | Politico, 07/13/2024 06:55 PM EDT</ref><ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/us-news/trump-pumps-fist-at-crowd-in-defiant-gesture-seconds-after-assassination-attempt/ Trump pumps fist at crowd in defiant gesture seconds after assassination attempt] NY Post. |
| | By Chris Nesi | | By Chris Nesi |
| − | Published July 13, 2024, 7:56 p.m. ET</ref> Crowd reacting: 'USA!' | + | Published July 13, 2024, 7:56 p.m. ET</ref> Crowd the crowd chanted: 'USA!' |
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| − | The iconic image of the remarkable Trump pumping fist: 'Fight! Fight! Fight!' engraved in US history.
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| − | Trump was close to being killed - by an inch. Survived by the grace of God.
| + | By only an inch in the path of the bullet that pierced his ear did Trump survive, by the grace of God. |
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| | Trump's assassination attempt was condemned by current and former political figures, left and right, the world over. The attack marks the first time a sitting or former US president was injured in an unsuccessful assassination attempt since [[Ronald Regan]] was shot in March 1981, over 43 years prior. After Reagan, Trump is the seventh US president to be subject to a successful or unsuccessful assassination attempt, the others being the failed attempt on [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and the succeeded attempts on [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[James A. Garfield]], [[William McKinley]] and [[John F. Kennedy]]. | | Trump's assassination attempt was condemned by current and former political figures, left and right, the world over. The attack marks the first time a sitting or former US president was injured in an unsuccessful assassination attempt since [[Ronald Regan]] was shot in March 1981, over 43 years prior. After Reagan, Trump is the seventh US president to be subject to a successful or unsuccessful assassination attempt, the others being the failed attempt on [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and the succeeded attempts on [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[James A. Garfield]], [[William McKinley]] and [[John F. Kennedy]]. |