The Secret Service has announced they are investigating an incident at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The Secret Service spokesperson posted: “An incident occurred on the evening of July 13 at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service has taken protective measures and the former President is safe. This is now an ongoing Secret Service investigation and more information will be released as it becomes available.”
As Trump delivered his tirade about immigration and asked permission to stop using his teleprompter, shots rang out and the former president grabbed him by the head.
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This is when shots were fired at Trump’s rally. photo.twitter.com/wEPNhMA9O0
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 13, 2024
In an election year that has been tense and contentious in every way, the last thing the country needed was a person trying to shoot one of the candidates.
This behavior is not democracy.
Yes, Trump is trying to destroy democracy, but it is undemocratic to respond to such attempts with political violence.
The best way to respond to anti-democratic politicians like Donald Trump is to defeat them at the ballot box.
What happened in Butler should not happen to anyone in a democracy, not even Donald Trump.
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