New Delhi: In response to the alleged assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk issued a controversial comment. Musk’s comment, which suggested that there were no assassination attempts on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, has also sparked a heated debate about the security measures for different political figures.
On Sunday (local time), Trump faced his second assassination attempt, a shocking and alarming incident, when gunshots were fired outside a golf course in Florida where he was playing.
He was the subject of an alleged assassination attempt in Florida, according to the FBI, but the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign and law enforcement have reported that he is safe and uninjured.
The Tesla and SpaceX chief is a Trump supporter and has often been writing posts in his favour.
The US Secret Service, responsible for the protection of current and former US leaders, confirmed that one or more of its agents ‘opened fire on a gunman’ located near the boundary of Trump’s golf course. They also reported that an ‘AK-47-style rifle’ was recovered along with a video camera, indicating a potential threat to Trump’s safety.
According to authorities, there is still no confirmation whether the gunman, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, fired a weapon in the direction of the former president, but Secret Service agents did fire on the suspect, who was hiding in the bushes at the golf course.
The former US president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., said that authorities also found an AK-47 rifle in the bushes, extremely close to the spot from where Trump was leaving.
“Again, folks! SHOTS FIRED at Trump Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. An AK-47 was discovered in the bushes, per local law enforcement,” he said in a post on X.
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The attempt on Trump’s life occurred barely two months after he was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. He suffered a minor injury to his right ear. Security personnel shot and killed the attacker immediately.
The White House released a statement stating that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic opponent in the November election, had been briefed about the event.
“There is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country,” President Joe Biden strongly condemned in a statement.
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