Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the attempt on ex-president of the United States Donald Trump during a pre-election campaign in the state of Pennsylvania.
“We most decisively condemn the attempt on Donald Trump during the election campaign in the state of Pennsylvania,” – follows from the text of the statement published by the press service of the department on Sunday, July 14.
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The Turkish Foreign Ministry called an attempt on an encroachment on the will of the people. The foreign ministry emphasized the unacceptability of interference in democratic processes (in the USA) through violence, coups and other illegal ways.
In Ankara, they express the hope that the elections in the United States will be held in a peaceful environment, emphasized in the text of the statement.
Trump’s attempt
During the speech of the US presidential candidate Donald Trump at the election rally in Pennsylvania, the sounds of shooting were heard.
The moment of the assassination attempted came to the video. One of the records shows how the politician performs on the stage, and then hears shots, grabs behind the ear and begins to hide behind the rostrum. Against the background at this moment – screams and panic.
Immediately after the start of shooting, bodyguards ran up to politics and took it. Before leaving, the ex-head of the White House waved his hand clenched into a fist. The video frames shows that Trump has a right ear.
Later, a statement of the secret service responsible for the protection of Trump was published. It says that the attacker fired several shots towards the scene “with an elevation outside the rally venue.”
“It is difficult to believe that a similar incident has occurred in our country,” Trump wrote on the Truth social network, thanking the secret service and security for quick response and expressing condolences to the loved ones during the incident.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was called the attempt on the murder of Donald Trump shooting at a pre -election rally in the village of Batler of the state of Pennsylvania.
The special agent of the FBI Kevin ROKE said at a press conference that the authorities “feverishly work to try to establish the face that did, and any motives, why it was done.” He added that the FBI will make a statement as soon as he clarifies the information. As a result of the incident, one died, two people were injured.
The FBI reported that the attempt on former US President Donald Trump was made by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crox. He was neutralized in place.