Chaos at Trump event as crowd member yells that ex-president 'should have taken a bullet'
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Chaos at Trump event as crowd member yells that ex-president 'should have taken a bullet'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is in hostile territory on Saturday, as someone in the crowd yelled that the former president "should have taken a bullet" before the speech even began. Raw Story reported that Libertarian delegates have been booing Trump when his name was mentioned, and that there is a pending "emergency" meeting to potentially cancel the event. The speaker outlined "major differences" with Trump, including Trump's Operation Warp Speed to fast track a COVID vaccine. That's when someone in the crowd yelled that Trump "should have taken a bullet."

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"I took a bullet for democracy": Donald Trump in first rally after assassination attempt
5 months ago

"I took a bullet for democracy": Donald Trump in first rally after assassination attempt

Op India  

“I took a bullet for democracy,” former US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, addressing a first rally after he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt on his life last week, The Hill reported. Speaking about Project 2025, Trump said, “They’re seriously extreme, but I don’t know anything about it.” Democrats have tried to tie Trump to …

US Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Michigan Rally Took Bullet For Democracy
5 months ago

US Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Michigan Rally Took Bullet For Democracy

ABP News  

Former US President Donald Trump cast last week's assassination attempt against him as an act of sacrifice during his first campaign event after the incident attended by thousands of enthusiastic supporters. A week later, holding a campaign event in Michigan, Trump spoke about the shooting, noting Democrats often accuse him of being a threat to democracy. "Last week, I took …

Donald Trump says he 'took a bullet for democracy' in first campaign rally since assassination attempt
5 months ago

Donald Trump says he 'took a bullet for democracy' in first campaign rally since assassination attempt

ABC  

In his first campaign rally since a shooter made an attempt on his life, Donald Trump has declared he "took a bullet for democracy". In an almost two-hour speech, Mr Trump revisited the attempt on his life, criticised President Joe Biden, and attempted to distance himself from "extremists" on the far-right. Aaron Regunberg, a former state representative in Rhode Island …

Donald Trump, at rally week after assassination attempt, says 'I took a bullet for democracy'
5 months ago

Donald Trump, at rally week after assassination attempt, says 'I took a bullet for democracy'

India TV News  

Former US President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Saturday, days after an attempt was made to assassinate him at a public rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, and said that he “took a bullet for democracy”, The Hill reported. JD Vance addresses rally At the same rally, Trump’s running mate JD Vance questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s …

'There was a man on the roof, but nobody warned me there was a problem': Donald Trump
5 months ago

'There was a man on the roof, but nobody warned me there was a problem': Donald Trump

India TV News  

Former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday nobody forewarned him of a problem in the lead-up to the former president's rally in Pennsylvania last week, when a would-be assassin shot him in the ear. You had Trumpers screaming, the woman in the red shirt, she was screaming, "There's a man on the roof" and then other …

From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both
5 months ago

From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “The ‘new’ Donald Trump soothed and silenced the nation for 28 minutes last night,” Axios’ Zachary Basu wrote on Friday. Vanity Fair said the address “gave America whiplash.” NBC News reporter Garrett Haake, stationed on the convention floor, reported that “in the first half I saw a lot of wet …

Donald Trump makes an emotional address, recounts assassination bid day: 'It’s too painful to tell...' | WATCH
5 months ago

Donald Trump makes an emotional address, recounts assassination bid day: 'It’s too painful to tell...' | WATCH

India TV News  

Donald Trump at RNC 2024: Former US President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for the presidential election and made an emotional address at the National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Thursday, his first after escaping death in an assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally on July 13. Image Source : APDonald Trump stands next to the uniform of Corey Comperatore …

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump is shocking but hardly surprising. The US has travelled this perilous path for decades
5 months ago

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump is shocking but hardly surprising. The US has travelled this perilous path for decades

ABC  

Shocking but not surprising. To hear Donald Trump address the United Nations in New York and threaten to "totally destroy" one of its member states, North Korea, was shocking but not surprising given the belligerence of his rhetoric. Biden calls for calm after Trump assassination attempt Photo shows Joe Biden sitting at the resolute desk in the oval office Joe …

Trump describes assassination attempt during RNC speech
5 months ago

Trump describes assassination attempt during RNC speech

LA Times  

Former President Trump with the firefighter gear said to belong to Corey Comperatore, who was slain in Saturday’s assassination attempt, during the Republican National Convention on Thursday. Former President Trump said Thursday that divine providence saved him from being killed by an assassin in his first public remarks since he was injured by a gunman’s bullet over the weekend. “I …

Trump is making one major change after assassination attempt: report
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump is making one major change after assassination attempt: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is making a change after being grazed by a bullet while on stage at a Pennsylvania rally, according to an exclusive interview with the former president. EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested "Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against …

Donald Trump urges nation to remain 'defiant in the face of wickedness' as more details of Pennsylvania shooting victim revealed
5 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump urges nation to remain 'defiant in the face of wickedness' as more details of Pennsylvania shooting victim revealed

ABC  

Donald Trump has called on his countrymen to "stand united" and "show our true character as Americans" as he recovers from an assassination attempt that has stunned the US and up-ended its election campaign. Mr Trump's wife, Melania Trump, described him as a "monster who recognised my husband as an inhuman political machine". In a special address from the White …

Trump, with bandaged ear, excites GOP convention in first post-shooting appearance
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump, with bandaged ear, excites GOP convention in first post-shooting appearance

LA Times  

Former President Trump arrived unannounced at the Republican National Convention on Monday, igniting the crowd during his first public appearance since a gunman tried to assassinate him during a Saturday night rally. “We want Trump,” the delegates chanted, leaping to their feet, as video of Trump entering the arena aired overhead and Lee Greenwood sang his anthem, “God Bless the …

Pictured: Bloody Trump and chaotic scene after shooting at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally
5 months, 1 week ago

Pictured: Bloody Trump and chaotic scene after shooting at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally

The Independent  

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Trump says he felt bullet ‘ripping through the skin’ of his ear in first comments since rally shooting
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump says he felt bullet ‘ripping through the skin’ of his ear in first comments since rally shooting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I knew immediately that something was wrong in …

What We Know About the Trump Rally Shooting
5 months, 1 week ago

What We Know About the Trump Rally Shooting

Slate  

A 20-year-old man fired several shots at former president Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening. The shooter “fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue,” Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. Josh Shapiro identified the deceased as Corey Comperatore, “a Butler County husband …

Editorial: Trump shooting a shocking and perilous moment for America
5 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Trump shooting a shocking and perilous moment for America

LA Times  

Former President Trump is rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally Saturday in Butler, Pa. The attempted assassination of former President Trump on Saturday during a campaign rally was a shocking moment for America, though thankfully he wasn’t seriously wounded. And on Jan. 6, 2021, armed assailants, some chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” …

Trump shooting shocks, but a gunman striking terror in the U.S. is nothing new. Now what?
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump shooting shocks, but a gunman striking terror in the U.S. is nothing new. Now what?

LA Times  

A member of the Trump campaign and members of the crowd are seen at former President Trump’s rally on Saturday in Butler, Pa., after a gunman opened fire nearby. “But they are a consequence of our country’s weak gun laws and guns everywhere culture — laws that allow hate to be armed with a gun to easily take someone else’s …

Donald Trump rally shooting: Minute-by-minute timeline of what happened
5 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump rally shooting: Minute-by-minute timeline of what happened

Al Jazeera  

The FBI suspects a 20-year-old man to be behind the failed assassination attempt on the former US president. Here’s a minute-by-minute breakdown of what happened: 6:02 PM – Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally at Butler Farms in Pennsylvania to the sound of “God bless the USA”. 6:42 PM – The Secret Service issues a statement that says …

Bleeding Trump taken away from rally stage after being hit by loud projectiles
5 months, 1 week ago

Bleeding Trump taken away from rally stage after being hit by loud projectiles

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday was tackled by U.S. Secret Service agents after loud pops erupted at his rally. Noted the New York Times: "Mr. Trump grabbed his right ear and ducked quickly after the noises began, with the sound coming from the bleachers to the left of where he was standing at a lectern. EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has …

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