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BUTLER, Pa. -- Donald Trump was lone minutes into his rally code successful Butler, Pennsylvania, connected Saturday evening erstwhile gunshots rang out, helium dropped down the lectern and helium was swarmed by Secret Service agents.
The assassination effort connected the erstwhile president near astatine slightest 1 bystander dead, according to officials. The shooter, who officials said seemingly fired aggregate rounds from extracurricular the venue's information perimeter, is besides dead.
Trump was said to beryllium "fine" aft being taken to a section aesculapian installation for treatment, a spokesperson for the erstwhile president said. The U.S. Secret Service besides confirmed Trump is "safe" and that it was actively investigating what occurred.
Talking astir borderline information arsenic shots heard
The erstwhile president was talking astir migration and criticizing the Biden administration's handling of the borderline to his assemblage of supporters gathered astatine workplace grounds successful Butler County conscionable earlier the unit unfolded.
Trump was pointing toward a surface displaying accusation the Trump run had prepared astir borderline security.
"That arrow is the lowest magnitude of amerciable migration ever successful recorded past into our country, and then, and past the worst president successful the past of our state took over, and look what happened to our country, astir apt 20 cardinal people. And you know, that's a small spot old, that chart, that chart's a mates of months old," Trump said arsenic helium pointed to the screen.
"And if you privation to truly spot something, that said, instrumentality a look what happened," Trump said earlier the shots were archetypal heard astir 6:19 p.m. ET.
Trump raised his manus to his close receptor conscionable arsenic the shots rang retired past rapidly crouched beneath his lectern, arsenic Secret Service agents -- heard saying "get down!" connected audio from the podium mic -- swarmed astir him.
'Get down!'
Some successful the assemblage were screaming arsenic further shots were fired.
After astir a minute, and aft someone, perchance an agent, yelled the shooter was down, Trump stood up portion helped and surrounded by Secret Service agents.
As helium got to his feet, Trump could beryllium heard telling the agents, "Let maine get my shoes."
Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents astatine a run rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, successful Butler, Pa.
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Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump is helped disconnected the signifier astatine a run lawsuit successful Butler, Pa., connected Saturday, July 13, 2024.
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"I got you sir, I got you," 1 cause said.
Trump raises his fist
Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents astatine a run rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, successful Butler, Pa.
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As helium was rushed disconnected -- Trump repeatedly raised his fist successful the aerial toward the assemblage who responded with a roar.
As helium was ushered disconnected the stage, humor could beryllium seen connected his close receptor and streaming down his face.
Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump pumps his fist arsenic helium is helped disconnected the signifier astatine a run lawsuit successful Butler, Pa., connected Saturday, July 13, 2024.
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Secret Service agents continued to situation him arsenic helium made his mode down the steps and was rushed into a achromatic SUV.
As agents tried to get him wrong the vehicle, helium erstwhile again turned to the assemblage and raised his fist for each to see.
The motorcade past rushed away.
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