. It happened during the traditional annual White House correspondents’ dinner, when an armed man shot and tried to access the event. However, the secret service has managed to act quickly and arrest him, without any victims being reported.
After the event, the American president has received the support of different figures, including his rival in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdami, or the veteran Democratic congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi. “Political violence is absolutely unacceptable. I am glad the president and guests at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner are safe,” Mamdani wrote on his X account.
It has also been shown “shocked” his faithful ally in the Iran war, the Israeli prime minister, who wanted to wish a “complete recovery” to the police officer injured during the incident.
“Sara and I were shocked by the attempted assassination of the president last night in Washington, DC. We are relieved to know that the president and first lady are safe and strong. We send our wishes for a full and speedy recovery to the injured police officer and salute the US Secret Service for their quick and decisive action,” lamented the Israeli.
In Japan, he recalled that violence “cannot be tolerated anywhere in the world.” “I am relieved to know that President Trump is safe after the terrifying shooting. Violence cannot be tolerated anywhere in the world,” the president wrote, in English and Japanese, on her X social network account.
Meanwhile, the EU has celebrated that the Republican is “safe” after the shooting. “I am glad to know that all attendees, including President Trump, are safe after the shooting that occurred at the White House correspondents’ dinner,” highlighted the head of European diplomacy, through a message on social networks.
