After he survived an assassination attempt yesterday and was rushed to the hospital, former US President Donald Trump has called for unity among Americans.
He posted a new statement after he was injured in an attempted assassination at a rally on Saturday
“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united,” he said, adding that “we will fear not”
According to BBC, Trump said he was shot in the ear, describing a “bullet ripping through skin”
The FBI has named the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks – he was shot and killed by the Secret Service
At a news conference, an FBI agent said it was “surprising” the attacker was able to open fire
A witness told the BBC he saw a man with a rifle crawling on a roof before shots rang out, and that he tried to warn police.
The Oversight Committee in the US Congress has summoned the Secret Service director, saying “Americans demand answers”
One spectator was killed at the rally, and two others were critically injured.
According to a report by Reuters, Donald Trump survived a weekend assassination attempt days before he is due to accept the formal Republican presidential nomination, in an attack that will further inflame the U.S. political divide and has raised questions about the security lapses.
Trump, 78, had just begun a campaign speech in Butler, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Pittsburgh, on Saturday when shots rang out, hitting the former president’s right ear and streaking his face with blood.
“Fight! Fight! Fight!” Trump mouthed to supporters, pumping his fist, as Secret Service agents rushed him away. His campaign said he was doing well and appeared to have suffered no major injury besides a wound on his upper right ear.
The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the suspect in what it called an attempted assassination. He was a registered Republican, according to state voter records and had made a $15 donation to a Democratic political action committee at the age of 17.