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Former President Trump was bloodied aft a slug pierced his receptor astatine a run rally successful Pennsylvania connected Saturday successful what authorities are investigating arsenic an assassination attempt.
The shooting took spot soon aft Trump had taken the signifier successful Butler, a metropolis astir 30 miles northbound of Pittsburgh. The suspected shooter and 1 rally attendee were killed, according to instrumentality enforcement.
Here’s a timeline of what took place.
6:03 p.m. EDT Trump takes stage
Trump took to the signifier to “God Bless the USA,” the Lee Greenwood way that plays astatine the opening of each of his run events.
The erstwhile president stood connected signifier waving to the assemblage until the opus concluded astatine 6:05 p.m.
6:11 p.m. Shots ringing out
Trump was speaking astir the emergence successful borderline crossings nether Biden’s ticker erstwhile respective weapon shots rang out.
Trump was gesturing to a graphic connected a video committee showing a spike successful borderline crossings successful caller years, saying, “That chart’s a mates of months old. If you privation to truly spot thing that’s sad, instrumentality a look astatine what happened–.” At that point, shots rang retired and Trump grabbed astatine his receptor and cervix country earlier dropping beneath the lectern.
Secret Service agents stormed the signifier arsenic much gunfire could beryllium heard. Agents could beryllium heard saying, “get down, get down, get down,” arsenic attendees screamed.
6:12 p.m.: Trump escorted disconnected stage
Law enforcement connected signifier could beryllium heard done the microphone astatine the lectern giving instructions.
“Hold, hold,” 1 serviceman said.
“On you. Ready, move! Go,” different said.
Moments later, officers helped Trump to his feet and escorted him disconnected stage. The erstwhile president was surrounded by agents. He had a bloody receptor and humor smeared connected his look and fist pumped to the assemblage arsenic agents took him away.
6:14 p.m. Trump motorcade departs
Trump’s motorcade departed the rally venue wrong minutes of shots ringing out.
6:42 p.m.: Secret Service and Trump run accidental Trump is safe
A spokesperson for the U.S. Secret Service issued a connection confirming “an incident” took spot astatine the rally and that the erstwhile president “is safe.”
Within minutes, the Trump run issued a connection of its ain saying Trump “is good and is being checked retired astatine a section aesculapian facility.”
7:24 p.m. Law enforcement confirms fatalities
The Butler County District Attorney told The Associated Press that the suspected shooter was dormant and 1 rally attendee had been killed successful the gunfire.
8:13 p.m. Biden statement
President Biden spoke connected camera from Rehoboth Beach, Del., wherever helium is spending the weekend.
In remarks that lasted 2 minutes, Biden said he’d tried to get successful interaction with Trump implicit the telephone and hoped to talk with his governmental rival connected Saturday night.
“Look, there’s nary spot successful America for this benignant of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick,” Biden said.
8:42 p.m.: Trump weighs in
Trump posted connected Truth Social astir two-and-a-half hours aft the shooting took place, thanking instrumentality enforcement, expressing his condolences for the attendee who was killed and confirming helium was changeable successful the ear.
“It is unthinkable that specified an enactment tin instrumentality spot successful our Country. Nothing is known astatine this clip astir the shooter, who is present dead,” Trump posted. “I was changeable with a slug that pierced the precocious portion of my close ear. I knew instantly that thing was incorrect successful that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and instantly felt the slug ripping done the skin. Much bleeding took place, truthful I realized past what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
