jfid – On July 13, 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump was targeted in a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump was injured in the ear, one spectator was killed, and two others were critically injured. The shooter and another spectator also died.
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack, calling it a “tragedy for our democracies” and emphasized that violence has no place in politics.
He expressed solidarity with the American people and underscored the importance of upholding democratic values.
Leaders worldwide, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, also condemned the attack and highlighted the threat of political violence to democracy.
In Latin America, Argentine President Javier Milei blamed the “international left,” while Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stressed the need to condemn violence to maintain healthy political dialogue. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called violence irrational and inhumane.
Asian leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, expressed their sympathies for Trump and condemned all forms of political violence.
These global reactions highlight a unified stance against political violence and the importance of safeguarding democratic stability amid rising political tensions ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
