Attempted assassination of Donald Trump

An attempted assassination of Donald Trump occurred on July 13, 2024, at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. The suspected perpetuator, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed on the scene by a member of the Secret Service Counter Assault Team.

Quotes about the assassination attempt

• Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn't seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy,
  • Barack Obama as quoted in "'Cowardly attack': Former presidents condemn shooting at Trump rally", The Hill (14 July 2024).

• It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.
  • Donald Trump as quoted in "Donald Trump Says Bullet Pierced His Ear: I Felt It 'Ripping Through the Skin'", Variety (13 July 2024).

• Look, there's no place in America for this kind of violence. It's sick. It's sick. It's one of the reasons we have to unite this country... Everybody must condemn it.
  • Joe Biden as quoted in "Biden Condemns Shooting at Trump Rally, Calling it 'Sick'", The New York Times (13 July 2024).

• If there's ever been a real indication that we're in a simulation, it's this season of USA. It's the craziest season that's ever existed. So many twists and turns, so many plots, so many villains, so many incompetent bumbling fools.There's so much of it that seems fake. The female Secret Service agent who can't holster her weapon...This isn't real, this is writing, someone wrote this, this is a script.... It looks so fake, We [nearly] fell into chaos, and people think the Biden administration had Trump killed.
  • Joe Rogan [1]