President Maia Sandu said she was “disturbed by the shootings at former President Trump’s campaign event. Political violence has no place in our societies. Wishing Donald Trump a swift recovery. My condolences to the friends and family of the rally attendee killed in the attack.” The message was placed by Maia Sandu on platform X after the former President and current candidate for the U.S. presidency was shot at an election rally from where he, injured in the ear, was evacuated with blood on his face, agencies around the world, including AFP, reported yesterday, being quoted by IPN.
From the news it can be deduced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified a 20-year-old man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, from Pennsylvania, whom it considers the “subject involved” in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The shooter took the life of a meeting attendee, who was unfortunately in the firing line between Trump and the marksman.
Republican lawmakers announced swift investigations into how the sniper managed to evade secret service agents and climb onto the roof of a building near where former U.S. President Donald trump was speaking at an election rally and fire multiple shots before being killed, Reuters reported.
“How was a sniper with a full rifle kit allowed to bear crawl onto the closest roof to a presidential nominee,” asked on X conservative activist Jack Posobiec, an ally of billionaire Elon Musk. He demanded that the CIA leadership should resign.
Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on social media the House would have Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle and other appropriate officials from DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and the FBI appear for a hearing before our committees as soon as possible.”
Despite the negative reactions about the guard, Donald Trump thanked “the Secret Service and all law enforcement agencies for their quick reaction to the gunfire. More importantly, I want to offer my condolences to the family of the person at the rally who was killed, as well as to the family of the person who was injured.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “unequivocally” condemned the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, his spokesman said, according to AFP. He wishes President Trump a “speedy recovery”, Guterres’ spokesman Stephan Dujarric said in a statement sent to Reuters. It was Donald Trump’s last rally before the Republican Convention where he is to be officially selected as the Republican Party’s nominee against incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden in the November election.
