Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep concern over the attack on former United States president Donald Trump, and said violence has no place in politics and democracies.
Trump’s campaign said that he was ‘doing well’ after an assassination attempt at his election rally in Pennsylvania.
Modi said on X, ‘Deeply concerned by the attack on my friend, former President Donald Trump. Strongly condemn the incident. Violence has no place in politics and democracies. Wish him speedy recovery.’
Deeply concerned by the attack on my friend, former President Donald Trump. Strongly condemn the incident. Violence has no place in politics and democracies. Wish him speedy recovery.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased, those injured and the American…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2024
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased, those injured and the American people, he added.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi too took to X and expressed his anguish as he wrote, I am deeply concerned by the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. Such acts must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Wishing him a swift and complete recovery.
I am deeply concerned by the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump.
Such acts must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.
Wishing him a swift and complete recovery.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 14, 2024
Trump was injured during his election rally when a suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue in Butler, the US Secret Service said.
