NEW YORK (AP and EFE).— Donald Trump alleged yesterday, Monday, without presenting evidence, that comments by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris that he represents a threat to democracy had served as inspiration for what appears to be the most recent attempt on his life, despite the fact that the Republican has a long history of inflammatory speeches and promoting the imprisonment or prosecution of his political adversaries.
With just 50 days left until the election and early voting ballots have already been sent to some places, this year’s presidential campaign had been one of the most turbulent in American history even before the apparent assassination attempt. against Trump on Sunday the 15th.
The former president was safe after the incident in Florida and praised the Secret Service for protecting him, but did not refrain from lashing out at his rivals. “Their rhetoric is getting me shot, when I’m the one who’s going to save the country and they’re the ones destroying the country, inside and out,” Trump said in comments to Fox News Digital.
The Republican’s statements are far from the way he reacted after an assassination attempt against him in July during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a bullet grazed his ear.
At that time, Trump called for national unity and noted on social media that “it is more important than ever to stay united.”
The event that occurred on Sunday afternoon at a golf club in Palm Beach owned by Trump, and which the FBI is investigating as “an attempted murder,” is also being investigated by Florida authorities, according to Governor Ron DeSantis.
Both Kamala and her presidential running mate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz condemned the assassination attempt. “Violence has no place in the United States,” the Democratic candidate wrote on her social networks.
Likewise, from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), the current president of the United States, Joe Biden, expressed himself in the same way and highlighted the work of the Secret Service, whose head, Ronald Rowe, moved to Florida. Routh, who was arrested about 45 minutes after the scene, was in the vicinity of the golf course for almost twelve hours, armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, according to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
Yesterday, President Biden phoned Trump in solidarity with the Republican presidential candidate’s second assassination attempt and to discuss his safety.
“President Biden just spoke with former President Trump and expressed his relief at being safe,” the White House said in a brief statement.
Both politicians had “a cordial conversation” and Trump “expressed his gratitude for the call,” the same source detailed.
For his part, Trump said they had a “very nice call.”
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2024-10-02 05:09:13
