During a rally, former President Donald Trump escapes an assassination attempt
Former President and presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Wounded in the ear, he was rushed to the hospital. Trump, 78, was evacuated with a bloodied face after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. Before officers escorted him to a large black vehicle, he raised a fist in a defiant gesture toward the crowd. The gunman and a bystander were killed, and two spectators, all adult men, were seriously wounded, according to police. The FBI identified the gunman as "Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania," according to a statement cited by NBC and CBS. "I was shot through the top of my right ear," Trump stated on his Truth Social platform. Democratic President Joe Biden, who faces Donald Trump in the November election, said he was relieved to learn that the Republican was apparently in good health while condemning "such violence." Unverified images show the body of the alleged assailant lying on the sloping roof of a low building from which he fired, sparking terror and panic among onlookers.
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