Trump ‘doing well’ after being shot in right ear at Pennsylvania rally
Al Jazeera
Suspected assailant killed as Republicans, Democrats and world leaders condemn attack on former US president.
Former United States President Donald Trump has been shot in the ear during a campaign rally in an attack that drew condemnation from leading Republicans and Democrats and is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
The shooting on Saturday streaked blood across Trump’s face and set off panic among the thousands of people attending the rally in the city of Butler in Pennsylvania.
Trump’s campaign said the Republican presidential candidate was “doing well” after the shooting, which the former leader said pierced the upper part of his right ear. At least one spectator was killed and two others were critically wounded, according to authorities.
The Secret Service said it shot the suspected assailant dead.
Trump, 78, had just started his speech when the shots rang out. He grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium. Secret Service agents then swarmed the former president, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air, appearing to mouth the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!”
