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Leaders around the world have condemned the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on Saturday and expressed concern for him.
The FBI has named 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man suspected of carrying out the gun attack.
The Thomas Mathew Crooks has been killed and one spectator has also died while two others were critically injured.
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US President Joe Biden – Trump’s political opponent – called the attack “sick”, saying “there’s no place for this kind of violence in America”.
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, condemned the assassination attempt on former US President, Donald Trump, describing the attack as distasteful.
“The attack on former President Donald Trump is distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms. Violence has no place in democracy,” he said on X.
French President Emmanuel Macron said, “It is a tragedy for our democracies,”
“France shares the shock and indignation of the American people.”
He also wished the former president a “speedy recovery.”
Other leaders, including those from Spain, Ireland, Italy, Australia, Turkey, Honduras and Israel have reportedly shared the same sentiment.
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said his thoughts were with Trump and all those at the event, adding: “Political violence is never acceptable.”
The UK’s newly elected Prime Minister, Keir Starmer sent the former US president his best wishes saying, his thoughts were with all the victims of the attack.
Similarly, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz says, his thoughts were with all those affected, and called the attack “despicable”.
“Such acts of violence threaten democracy,” he added.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated the condemnation expressed by her various counterparts, adding: “Peace and democracy must always be the option.”
In a social media post, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote: “My thoughts and prayers are with President @realDonaldTrump in these dark hours.”
The right-wing premier has reportedly been on a whirlwind, two-week, tour that concluded with a visit to Trump, whom he strongly backs to win again in November.
Nations across the Asian continent, including Japan, the Philippines, Pakistan and Taiwan also sent their messages.
Indian Prime Minister Nahendra Modi said he was “deeply concerned” by the attack on his friend and condemned it.
Meanwhile, China’s President Xi Jinping “expressed his condolences” in a statement from an official spokesperson, which added China was “concerned” about the shooting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said: “Russia always denounced and categorically denounces any displays of force in a political battle.
“We express condolences to the family of the deceased and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Peskov added that the US had a repeated history of similar violence during “political battles”.
To date, the US has lost four presidents to assassinations, while others have been targets of attempted attacks.
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