World Leaders React to shooting: ‘Shocked’ at Trump assassination

World Leaders React to shooting at Trump rally: ‘Appalled’ by assassination attempt. The FBI is en route to Pennsylvania to launch a probe into the attempted assassination.

World leaders have shared their shock and concern after gunshots rang out during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

“Sara and I were shocked by the apparent attack on President Trump,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on social media platform X. “We pray for his safety and speedy recovery.”

Former President Trump was rushed off the stage by the Secret Service at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after gunshots rang out. A law enforcement source told Fox News’ Jacqui Henrich the shooter is dead, and two people wounded were transported to a Pittsburgh hospital.

An FBI team is en route to the site to conduct an “assassination investigation,” a Secret Service source confirmed to Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson.

Some world leaders took to X to issue quick thoughts and statements of shock and condemnation. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote he was “appalled by the shocking scenes at President Trump’s rally and we send him and his family our best wishes.”

Former President Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, is assisted by security personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024.  (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

“Political violence in any form has no place in our societies and my thoughts are with all the victims of this attack,” Starmer added.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote, “the incident at former President Trump’s campaign event in Pennsylvania today is concerning and confronting.”

Albanese emphasized the importance of a peaceful democratic process, stating, “Violence has no place in our democracy. I am glad to hear that former President Trump is now safe.”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a staunch supporter of Trump, expressed his concern, saying, “President [Donald Trump] is in my thoughts and prayers during these difficult times.”

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MP Nigel Farage, a close ally of Trump, criticized the mainstream media, commenting, “The mainstream media has fueled a hateful narrative against my friend Donald Trump. Their actions are truly disgraceful.”

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“I am following with apprehension the updates from Pennsylvania, where the 45th President of the United States [Donald Trump] was shot during a rally,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote, according to a translation.

“My solidarity and my best wishes for a speedy recovery go to him, with the hope that the next few months of the electoral campaign will see dialogue and responsibility prevail over hatred and violence.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote that he was “sickened” by the shooting, stressing that “It cannot be overstated — political violence is never acceptable.”

“My thoughts are with former President Trump, those at the event, and all Americans,” Trudeau wrote.

Albanese emphasized the importance of a peaceful democratic process, stating, “Violence has no place in our democracy. I am glad to hear that former President Trump is now safe.”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a staunch supporter of Trump, expressed his concern, saying, “President [Donald Trump] is in my thoughts and prayers during these difficult times.”

MP Nigel Farage, a close ally of Trump, criticized the mainstream media, commenting, “The mainstream media has fueled a hateful narrative against my friend Donald Trump. Their actions are truly disgraceful.”