World leaders condemn shooting at Trump rally, denounce political violence

(Reuters)

WASHINGTON, July 13 – Various world leaders on Saturday condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the right ear while one rally attendee and the shooter were left lead.

Leaders from multiple nations expressed shock at the incident, denounced political violence and wished Trump a quick recovery.

A spokesperson of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the shooting and called it an “act of political violence.”

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, opens new tab said: “We must stand firm against any form of violence that challenges democracy.”

Two other spectators were also injured in the shooting at the rally, the Secret Service said, while a source told Reuters that the incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt.

Trump, 78, posted on social media that he had been shot in the upper part of his right ear and that there was “much bleeding.” His campaign said he was “doing well,” and Bloomberg News reported he had been released from the hospital.

British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, opens new tab said he was “appalled by the shocking scenes” at the rally. “Political violence in any form has no place in our societies and my thoughts are with all the victims of this attack.”

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the shooting was “concerning and confronting,”, opens new tab while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it left him “sickened.” Trudeau added, opens new tab: “Political violence is never acceptable.”