Trump shooting ‘a horrific and heinous act’

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Trump ********* ‘a horrific and heinous act’

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The former US president was shot during a campaign rally on Saturday

The attempted ************** of former US President Donald Trump on Saturday was “truly shocking” and must be condemned, the taoiseach (Irish PM) has said.

Mr Trump was shot in the right ear as he addressed supporters at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

The US Secret Service confirmed a bystander had been ******* and two others are in hospital in a critical condition.

The attacker, who has been named by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was also shot *****.

Taoiseach Simon Harris told BBC News NI’s Sunday Politics programme it was a “horrific and heinous ********* act”.

He also welcomed news that Mr Trump had spoken with President Joe Biden in the aftermath of the incident.

“I’m relieved that President Trump is secure and well and of course my thoughts are with all of those who have been injured and most particularly with the innocent spectator who has been *******,” Mr Harris continued.

“Political ********* must always be condemned, always be called out and I must say it is quite alarming the rise that we are seeing in political ********* across the world.”

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Simon Harris said he sends his best wishes to Donald Trump and others caught up in the *******

Starmer ‘appalled’ by Trump *********

President Biden described the attempted ************** as “*****” and added he was “grateful” to hear that Mr Trump was safe.

The White House also confirmed the president’s conversation with Mr Trump.

*** Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was “appalled by the shocking scenes” at the rally and offered the former president and his family his best wishes.

“Political ********* in any form has no place in our societies and my thoughts are with all the victims of this *******,” he

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US President Joe Biden spoke to Mr Trump after the *******

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen said she was “deeply shocked” at the incident.

“I wish Donald Trump a speedy recovery and offer my condolences to the family of the innocent victim.”

She added: “Political ********* has no place in a democracy.”

What happened at Trump’s campaign rally?

Mr Trump was rushed off stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after a gunman opened ***** from a nearby building at about 18:15 local time on Saturday.

Secret Service agents swarmed the former president after a series of gunshots, before bundling him into a waiting vehicle.

Posting on social media after the *********, the former president said a bullet had pierced the “upper part” of his right ear.

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The former president was taken for treatment but has since been released

The gunman, identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was later shot *****.

One bystander was also ******* in the *********, and two others were critically injured.

The FBI has said it is treating the incident as an ************** attempt.

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