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Texas leaders condemn shooting at Donald Trump rally

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July 14, 2024

Texas leaders condemn shooting at Donald Trump rally

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MILWAUKEE — Texas leaders in each political events expressed outrage and assist for former President Donald Trump after a capturing at a marketing campaign occasion in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

U.S. Secret Service rushed Trump off the stage on the marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after photographs rang out. Blood seemed to be streaked throughout the previous president’s ear. Trump was taken to security.

Sid Miller, the Texas agriculture commissioner and a very long time Trump ally, was on the rally, standing about 30 ft away from the previous president.

“It regarded like the primary perhaps three photographs missed him and he was turned trying in the direction of me. After which the one grazed his ear after which he acquired down,” Miller recounted in a quick interview with The Texas Tribune.

Miller stated Trump can be positive and expressed confidence that he would proceed to the celebration’s nationwide conference as deliberate. Miller had been accompanying Trump by means of swing states earlier than the conference. Miller stated he was unhurt.

Different Texas leaders took to social media within the moments following the chaos.

“What a horrible and scary state of affairs unfolding. Please be a part of me in praying for President Trump and all these on the rally proper now,” Texas Home Speaker Dade Phelan stated on social media.

The Related Press reported a suspected shooter was killed and one other rally attendee was lifeless.

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“President Trump thanks legislation enforcement and first responders for his or her fast motion throughout this heinous act. He’s positive and is being checked out at a neighborhood medical facility. Extra particulars will observe,” Trump marketing campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung stated in a press release.

A lot of Trump’s most ardent supporters have been fast to sentence the violence on social media.

“The world is evil. Reward God that President Trump was capable of stroll away on his personal. Praying for full therapeutic and that this individual is captured instantly,” Lawyer Common Ken Paxton wrote.

“That is horrific & fallacious & evil. Thank God he seems to not be severely injured,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz stated in his personal publish. “Heidi & I are lifting President Trump up in prayer proper now.”

“They attempt to jail him. They attempt to kill him. It is not going to work. He’s indomitable,” Gov. Greg Abbott posted.

The White Home disclosed that President Joe Biden had additionally been briefed on the state of affairs. Biden stated in a press release that he was “grateful to listen to that he is protected and doing nicely.

“I’m praying for him and his household and for all those that have been on the rally, as we await additional info. Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to security. There’s no place for this type of violence in America. We should unite as one nation to sentence it,” Biden’s assertion continued.

The incident occurred as Republicans from throughout the nation started gathering in Milwaukee for his or her nationwide celebration conference the place they plan to appoint Trump for this 12 months’s presidential election. Trump may even identify his working mate on the conference.

The assault is prone to loom over the remainder of the conference — the primary of its scale since 2016 when Trump was first nominated for presidency. The 2020 conference was drastically scaled down because of the pandemic). A number of Texans will likely be talking on the conference, together with Abbott and Cruz.

As Secret Service have been hurrying the president off the stage, he insisted on going again to the lectern to boost his fist in a present of energy. The picture of him doing so in entrance of an American flag grew to become a rallying cry for Republicans, with a number of Republicans posting it on social media.

“And Trump’s probabilities of dropping simply went to zero,” U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw wrote on social media with an image of Trump elevating his fist.

Democrats additionally voiced their concern.

“Violence of any type has no place in our democracy, and I condemn this horrific assault within the strongest potential phrases. I pray former President Trump makes a full and full restoration and am grateful for the Secret Service and legislation enforcement for his or her swift motion,” U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a Dallas Democrat difficult Cruz this 12 months, stated on social media.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Houston Democrat, echoed Allred.

“Violence of any type isn’t acceptable. I’m praying for former President Trump and his restoration,” Garcia stated on social media. Garcia was an impeachment supervisor in Trump’s first Home impeachment.

Former President Barack Obama stated he was grateful Trump wasn’t severely damage.

“There’s completely no place for political violence in our democracy. Though we don’t but know precisely what occurred, we must always all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t severely damage, and use this second to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics,” Obama stated on social media.

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