MOSCOW, July 14 Leader of the British right-wing populist Reform UK party Nigel Farage said he will go to the Republican Party convention in the United States to support former American President Donald Trump after the assassination attempt.
“I'm going to Milwaukee next week for the Republican National Convention. I'm doing it to support my friend Donald Trump,” Farage wrote in an article for the Telegraph newspaper.
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.
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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.
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 appeared again in the cameras' lenses, the guards were escorting the ex-president off the stage, while his right ear was bloodied .
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 bloodied.
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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 announced that he had been wounded 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 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Pennsylvania.
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 motives of the suspect in the assassination attempt.
American authorities have not yet been able to establish the motives of the 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 was talking about the problems of illegal migration.
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Suddenly shots rang out , 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, security was taking the ex-president off the stage, while his right ear was bloodied.
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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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Trump later announced that he had received wounded in the ear and lost a lot of blood.
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The Secret Service killed 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 the attempt.
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Trump cut short a public appearance in Pennsylvania on Saturday because of the shooting. The video showed how the politician was being taken away by the arms by security; his ear was bloodied. Trump later said he was shot in the ear and lost a lot of blood. The US Secret Service said it had killed a suspect who fired several shots towards the stage. One spectator was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured.
US President Joe Biden said that he prays for Trump's recovery, but does not yet have sufficient facts to call the incident an assassination attempt on the politician. The FBI later announced that an assassination attempt had been made on Trump; the bureau was not ready to reveal the identity of the suspect or name his motives. According to the FBI, US authorities did not know in advance about the preparation of the crime.
Local media write that the suspect is 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania, the state where the rally took place. It is reported that he was hiding on the roof of a production building about 100 meters from the stage — outside the area where the event was held.