MOSCOW, July 15 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes that former US President Donald Trump has “already won” the election race after the assassination attempt, “if he is not killed.”
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"Now he has already won. If they don’t kill him,” Medvedev wrote on the social network X, accompanying the post with a photo of Trump.
An attempt on the life of the Republican presidential candidate occurred on Saturday at his election rally. The politician was wounded in the ear, and security took him away from the event. According to Trump, he lost a lot of blood. The ex-president has already been discharged from the hospital after a medical examination.
The attacker managed to fire several shots towards the stage, after which he was eliminated. The suspect is 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania. He was hiding on the roof of an industrial building about a hundred meters from the stage — outside the territory where the event was held.
In the incident, a spectator of the election rally also died, two more people were seriously injured.
US President Joe Biden, commenting on this incident, promised that the investigation into the assassination attempt would be swift. At the same time, he urged not to give in to speculation about the shooter’s motives until all the circumstances are clarified. The head of state also ordered a comprehensive and independent review of the security arrangements at the rally during which the attack took place.
Assassination attempt on Donald Trump
The politician's speech to supporters in the city of Butler lasted only a few minutes and was unexpectedly interrupted when he talked about the problems of illegal migration.
The politician’s speech to supporters in the city of Butler lasted only a few minutes and was suddenly interrupted when he was talking about the problems of illegal migration.
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Shots were suddenly heard, after which Trump, who was on stage, fell silent, put his hand to his ear and sat down at the podium. He was surrounded by bodyguards.
Suddenly shots rang out, after which Trump, who was on stage, fell silent and put his hand to his ear and sat down at the podium. He was surrounded by bodyguards.
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A couple of minutes later, when Trump again appeared in the cameras’ lenses, security was taking the ex-president off the stage, while his right ear was bloody.
A couple of minutes later, when Trump appeared again in the cameras' lenses, security escorted the ex-president from the stage, while his right ear was bloody.
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According to the press secretary of US presidential candidate Stephen Chun, the politician underwent a medical examination in a hospital in Pennsylvania.
According to the press secretary of US presidential candidate Stephen Chun, the politician underwent a medical examination in a hospital in Pennsylvania.
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Trump later said that he was shot in the ear and lost a lot of blood.
Trump later said that he was shot in the ear and lost a lot of blood.
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The Secret Service has eliminated the shooter. The incident left a spectator at a campaign rally dead and two people seriously injured.
The Secret Service has eliminated the shooter. The incident left a spectator at a campaign rally dead and two people seriously injured.
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An AR-type rifle was found at the scene, the Associated Press reported.
An AR-style rifle was found at the scene, the Associated Press reported.
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The FBI has identified the suspect in the shooting as a 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania.
The FBI has identified the suspect in the shooting as a 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania.
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American authorities have not yet been able to establish the motives of the suspect in the assassination attempt.
American authorities have not yet been able to establish the motives suspect in the assassination attempt.
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The politician’s speech to supporters in the city of Butler lasted only a few minutes and was unexpectedly interrupted when he talked about the problems of illegal migration.
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Shots were suddenly heard, after which Trump, who was on stage, fell silent, put his hand to his ear and sat down at the podium. He was surrounded by bodyguards.
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A couple of minutes later, when Trump appeared again in the cameras' lenses, the guards were escorting the ex-president off the stage, while his right ear was bloody.
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According to the press secretary of US presidential candidate Stephen Chun, the politician underwent a medical examination in a hospital in Pennsylvania.
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< p>Trump later said that he was shot in the ear and lost a lot of blood.
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The Secret Service eliminated the shooter. As a result of the incident, a spectator at an election rally was killed and two people were seriously injured.
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An AR-type rifle was found at the scene, the Associated Press reported.
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The FBI has identified the suspect in the shooting as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania.
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American authorities have not yet been able to establish the suspect's motives in an assassination attempt.
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