'Horrific act': Shooting at Trump rally condemned by Trudeau, Poilievre
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Canada's prime minister and other leaders condemned political violence following a shooting at a Republican rally Saturday, during what appears to have been an assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump.
Canada's prime minister and other leaders condemned political violence following a shooting at a Republican rally Saturday, during what appears to have been an assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump.
The former U.S. president and current presumptive Republican nominee said in a social media post that he was injured, and officials say the suspected shooter is dead. At least one person who'd been attending the rally was killed.
Canadian politicians posted statements on social media in the hours following the incident, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who wrote that he was "sickened" by the shooting.
"It cannot be overstated – political violence is never acceptable," he said in a statement posted to social media.
"My thoughts are with former President Trump, those at the event, and all Americans."
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote, in part, "I condemn in the strongest of terms the attempted murder of former president Trump today."
Law enforcement officials had not labelled the actions as such, as of 8 p.m. ET, but two officials speaking on the condition of anonymity told The Associated Press the incident is being investigated as an attempted assassination.
