“Everyone must condemn” these shootings, declared US President Joe Biden, who spoke in the evening with his rival in the November presidential election.
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Many world leaders expressed their outrage on Sunday, July 14, after the assassination attempt against former US President Donald Trump, who was shot and injured during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The former White House resident was hit in the right ear. The shooter and a spectator died, and two others were seriously injured.
“Everyone must condemn” “The shootings are a huge blow to the country,” said US President Joe Biden, who spoke in the evening with his rival in the November presidential election. The attack sent shockwaves across the globe, with leaders from the UK, France, Israel, Japan and many other countries expressing outrage.
“Political violence has no place in our democracies”assured NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “NATO allies stand united to defend our freedom and our values”he continued. The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, condemned “unequivocally this act of political violence” through the voice of his spokesperson.
In Brussels, emotions ran high. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, “shocked by the shooting”, stated that “political violence has no place in a democracy,” while the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell denounced “unacceptable acts of violence against political representatives”.
The heads of government of the Nordic countries have all condemned the attack on the former head of the White House, denouncing political violence in all its forms.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it“ignoble” the assassination attempt, believing that political violence constitutes a threat to democracy. For French President Emmanuel Macron, “This is a tragedy for our democracies. France shares the shock and indignation of the American people.”.
The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Ukrainian president have expressed their dismay, both denouncing a “violence” who does not have “its place” in society. Their Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban sent “thoughts and prayers” to Donald Trump “in these dark hours” and the head of the ultraconservative Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, expressed “his solidarity” to Donald Trump.
Moscow initially called on Washington to do the“inventory of its hate-mongering policies” against “political opponents, countries and peoples”using the assassination attempt to denounce American support for kyiv. The Kremlin, a few hours later, said it condemned “firmly reject any manifestation of violence in the context of the political struggle”.
The attempted assassination of Trump is a ““a moment of shock not only for America, but for the entire free and democratic world”said Polish head of state Andrzej Duda, who “thank God” having “save the life” to Donald Trump. His Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, strongly condemned “the assassination attempt against the 45th President and presidential candidate of the United States”.
The ultra-liberal Argentine President Javier Milei, for his part, blamed the “international left” and his “harmful ideology”. “Fearing losing the elections, they resort to terrorism to impose their retrograde and authoritarian program”he said. Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on defenders of democracy and political dialogue to “strongly condemn” the attack on Donald Trump.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed “his compassion and sympathy” to Donald Trump. “China is closely following the situation regarding the shooting of former President Donald Trump.”assured a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that he and his wife Sara were “shocked by the apparent attack on the president [Donald] Trump”. “We pray for his safety and speedy recovery.”he added.