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Former US President Donald Trump has survived an attempted assassination after gunshots erupted at a rally in Pennsylvania United States of America.
His spokesman Anthony Guglielmi
said that though Trump got injuries he has not lost his ears.
“He is fine and receiving treatment at a local medical centre. US Secret Service agents are in charge if his security now,”
In a post to his Truth Social network, Trump said a bullet pierced the “upper part” of his right ear.
“I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” Trump wrote. “Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.”
Its reported that the suspect was shot dead at the scene by US Secret Service officers, the agency’s spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said. He added that one bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured.
Law enforcement sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS News that the male attacker had been armed with a rifle and had fired from an elevated structure a few hundred metres away outside the venue.
Mr Guglielmi said Trump was safe and that measures for his protection had been implemented. He added that an active investigation – which is being led by the FBI – was under way.
Trump the Republican candidate for president had just started addressing his supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania – a crucial swing state in November’s election – when the shots started.
Several supporters holding placards and standing behind Trump ducked as the shots were heard.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. His father named him president of his real estate business in 1971.
Donald Trump began his career as a businessman at his father’s real estate company, Trump Management, which he later renamed the Trump Organization.
Trump a Republican candidate for US president us contesting against Joe Biden. The positions of the Republican Party have evolved over time. Currently, the party’s fiscal conservatism includes support for lower taxes, gun rights, government conservatism, free market capitalism, free trade, deregulation of corporations, and restrictions on labor unions.
