US - Shots fired at Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania as former president is seen with blood across his face, 13 July 2024

[JennieM]

2m ago

Shooting at Trump rally being investigated as assassination attempt

The Associated Press reports that two law enforcements officials have confirmed that the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally is being investigated as an attempted assassination.

FBI names ‘subject involved’ in Trump rally shooting – as it happened

Thomas Matthew Crooks, aged 20, named as person involved in shooting at Butler Park Showgrounds in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening

www.theguardian.com

 

[GuyfromCanada]

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Biden to deliver remarks to nation after apparent assassination attempt on Trump.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812275936928407651

 

[AislingGray18]

Whatever your personal viewpoint, let this not divide us even further. Here and in our personal lives. Let's not forget that we are all part of the same world and need each other.

 

[Artis]

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That photo of Trump with blood on his face, the flag flying and his fist in the air is going to go viral.

 

[MassGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812276319138513019

 

[Deleted member 39678]

I'm not sure about a glass fragment injuring President Trump but I am sure there where bullets fired and that's what caused the innocent persons death.

What would be the source of the glass?

JMO.

 

[GatorFL]

I'm not sure about a glass fragment injuring President Trump but I am sure there where bullets fired and that's what caused the innocent persons death.

What would be the source of the glass?

JMO.

Teleprompter. They’re glass, the monitor casts up to the prompter. But they looked intact after I took a second look so not sure if that is accurate that he was hit by glass.

 

[MassGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812277250513158152

 

[JennieM]

Biden: 'There's no place for this kind of violence'

President Joe Biden released a statement on the apparent shooting at Donald Trump's rally, saying he was grateful to hear Trump was okay.
"I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well," he said.
"I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information. Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety.
"There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it."

Live updates: Bandaged Trump gets rapturous welcome at Republican convention

The former president makes his first public appearance since the attempted assassination, arriving with a bandaged ear to cheers and applause.

www.bbc.co.uk

1 min ago
Biden says he's "grateful" Trump is OK after shooting

President Joe Biden responded to a Saturday shooting at a Donald Trump rally that left the former president scrambling for safety and at least one spectator as well as the shooter dead.

“I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information. Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.”
Biden has been largely out of sight at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home Saturday, but was attending Mass at St. Edmund’s Catholic Church when the shooting occurred.

The White House told reporters in Delaware that Biden was briefed on the shooting by Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall.

https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html

 

[Tutter]

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He is mouthing “fight”. God bless him. Hate him or love him, he NEVER gives up.

 

[Molly's Mom]

Teleprompter. They’re glass, the monitor casts up to the prompter. But they looked intact after I took a second look so not sure if that is accurate that he was hit by glass.

I was under the impression that he was likely grazed. But we'll find out.

 

[JennieM]

2 min ago

Shooter was outside of venue at Trump rally, multiple law enforcement sources say
From CNN's Whitney Wild, Evan Perez and Ryan Young

Three law enforcement sources confirm the shooter was outside the venue at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.

Two of those sources say the shooter was on a roof, outside of the venue. Multiple law enforcement sources have referred to this individual as a sniper, although additional details about that are not clear.

Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said he was told by his chief detective that the shooter was on a building adjacent to the property and had no additional details on the person.

“It would have required a rifle,” he said. “It was several hundred yards.”

https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html

 

[Deleted member 39678]

Teleprompter. They’re glass, the monitor casts up to the prompter. But they looked intact after I took a second look so not sure if that is accurate that he was hit by glass.

How far away was the teleprompter from the podium? I don't see one in the video I watched.

 

[clorenc]

This idiot not only failed at his crackpot mission but managed to hurt and kill innocent bystanders instead, and will only further fan flames from the other side.

I detest Trump, but this is an absolute disaster all the way around.

 

[DoctorRose]

I'm not sure about a glass fragment injuring President Trump but I am sure there where bullets fired and that's what caused the innocent persons death.

What would be the source of the glass?

JMO.

Agreed. I hadn’t read about the attendee’s death or the shooter when I responded about the glass earlier. DT must have been grazed. Closer than a close call.

 

[GatorFL]

How far away was the teleprompter from the podium? I don't see one in the video I watched.

They are several feet to the right and left of the podium.

 

[technicallymissing]

BINGO

That photo of Trump with blood on his face, the flag flying and his fist in the air is going to go viral.

It absolutely already has.

 

[JennieM]

4 min ago

Biden to deliver on-camera statement "shortly"
From CNN's DJ Judd

President Joe Biden will deliver an on-camera statement “shortly” from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, the White House said Saturday.

https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html

 

[GuyfromCanada]

'I counted seven shots': Trump rally attendee says he saw a man fatally shot during incident

A Trump rally attendee describes the moment he saw a man fatally shot during Pennsylvania event where the former president was also injured. The man, identified as Joseph, explained how he tried to help the man and recounted the moment shots were fired.

www.nbcnews.com

Video at link.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Interesting. They shut down Southern Blvd here when he commutes from Mar-a-Lago to the airport. I've seen it a few times, they are moving fast.

The day the verdict was handed down, Trump walked toward a massive crowd that had assembled outside Trump Tower and waved -- no one in the crowd had been screened in any capacity. Typically he used a side entrance and dump/salt trucks were used to block off Trump Tower from the crowd, but that day he actually approached the crowd and was no more than 65 feet away.