This Sunday (13), the attack suffered by the president of the United States, during a rally in the state of Pennsylvania completes a year. At the time, during the election campaign for the Republican was surprised by a bullet at the top of the right ear while speaking on a stage.
A year after the attempted murder of the candidate who would become the current president of the world’s largest power, the CNN Remember the case.
On the afternoon of July 13, 2024, the president – at the time presidential candidate – Donald Trump participated in a rally in the city of Butler, at. Pendular state, the site was considered strategic and important by the Republican’s campaign team.
While speaking to supporters, Trump had his speech interrupted by strong crashes, which quickly confirmed themselves as shots. He was promptly removed from the scene, bleeding, with one.
Remember the moment:
At the time, journalists who were at the scene reported that they heard “a series of strong explosions or crash” before agents ran toward Donald Trump.
The shooter fired a series of shots from a “high position” from the roof of a building outside the rally before being killed by security teams.
Who was the perpetrator of the crime?
The head of Trump attack was identified as a 20 -year -old who lived in the suburb of Bethel Park in Pittsburgh, about 56 km south of the place where the rally was held.
Crooks was registered to vote as a republican, according to a listing in the Pennsylvania voter database that corresponded to their name, age and address.
The young man, however, never effectively participated in an electoral process. The 2024 presidential election would have been the first one he would be old enough to vote.
Analyzes performed by CNN They pointed out that away from Trump, high on a building, from where the shots were fired.
In addition to the death of the crime, a member of the audience was also killed and two other participants were seriously injured.
Shortly after the attack, Trump’s campaign spokesman, who currently holds the position of White House Communication Director, said the Republican was fine.
Already in his demonstration, Trump gave a detailed description from his point of view about what happened. On social networks, the agent reported that “immediately he knew something was wrong.” He said he heard a buzz, shots and felt the bullet tearing the skin of his ear.
A year after the attack, Donald Trump’s attempted murder was consolidated as one of the striking episodes of the White House dramatic electoral race in 2024. Crime strengthened narratives of strength and purpose of the republican that ascended to the presidency, defeating the Democrats and, months after the incident.
