09:20 – Joe Biden said he was “relieved” that Donald Trump was in good health
While traveling in Delaware at the time of the attack on Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden immediately returned to the White House. In a short speech, he said that “everyone must condemn” the shooting of the former US president. Saying he was “relieved” to learn that his opponent in the presidential election was in good health, Joe Biden said that “there is no place for this kind of violence in America.”
09:16 – “I will never surrender,” writes Donald Trump
After an initial message posted on his social network Truth Social, Donald Trump sent a message of support to his supporters. “I will never surrender,” he wrote in an email that CNN was able to view.
09:12 – Donald Trump reacts after the assassination attempt against him
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot in the ear while holding a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Just hours after the attack, the former White House resident reacted on his social media. “I knew right away that something was wrong because I heard a whistle, gunshots, and immediately (I) felt the bullet go through my skin.”
Thanking the Secret Service and “all law enforcement agencies” who were able to intervene quickly to get him to safety, Donald Trump wanted to send his condolences to the family of the person who was killed in the attack. “It is unbelievable that such an act could happen in our country,” he added.
09:03 – “Let me get my shoes,” Trump’s first reaction before being evacuated
Quickly pinned to the ground after the first detonations, Donald Trump was urgently evacuated from the scene where he was to hold his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president then got up, visibly injured with blood on his face, without his red cap and surrounded by security agents. “Let me get my shoes,” he was heard telling them according to American media before being escorted to his car. As he left the scene, Donald Trump raised his fist in the air several times, to the applause of his supporters.
09:01 – Joe Biden spoke with Donald Trump
The White House confirms an exchange between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a few hours after the shooting targeting Donald Trump. The Democratic president also said he was relieved to learn that the Republican candidate, his future opponent in the 2024 presidential election, is “apparently in good health” and condemned “such violence”, in a reaction transmitted to the American media.
08:59 – Suspected shooter identified, FBI says
It was through a press release published by the FBI and quoted by the television channels NBC and CBS that the name of the alleged shooter was communicated this Sunday morning, French time. It is said to be “Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 years old” and originally from “Bethel Park, Pennsylvania”.
08:45 – Donald Trump injured: a look back at the events
It was during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that Donald Trump was hit, apparently by a bullet that hit his right ear. The former American president was holding a rally before the Republican Party’s nomination convention, and a few weeks before the presidential election that would see him face Joe Biden again. Donald Trump was quickly tackled to the ground and then evacuated and gave reassuring news. One man was killed in the shooting, in addition to the alleged shooter.