I am appalled to learn about the shooting of former U.S. President Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania.
Such violence has no justification and no place anywhere in the world. Never should violence prevail.
I am relieved to learn that Donald Trump is now safe and wish him…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 14, 2024
My thoughts are with President Donald Trump, the victim of an assassination attempt. I send him my wishes for a speedy recovery. A spectator has died, several are injured. It is a tragedy for our democracies. France shares the shock and indignation of the American people.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 14, 2024
The alleged assassination attempt was by far the best possible thing that could have happened to Donald Trump, which is surely why Andrew Anglin immediately insisted that it was staged by Israeli Jews to make him invincible.
All of these international leaders, like all of the domestic forces, were constantly saying “Trump must be stopped.”
Now that someone tried to stop him, it’s a whole lot harder to say that. Instead, they have to give condolences.
Leaders from around the world have condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, denounced political violence and wished Trump a quick recovery.
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A spokesperson for the UN secretary general, António Guterres, condemned the shooting and called it an “act of political violence.”
Reaction came throughout the night, from leaders who have not always seen eye to eye with Trump and others who are viewed as his close allies.
Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned the attack as “abhorrent”, adding: “Such acts of violence threaten democracy,” while Emmanuel Macron of France called it a “tragedy for our democracies”, adding: “France shares the shock and indignation of the American people.”
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, condemned the attack. “Once again, we are witnessing unacceptable acts of violence against political representatives,” the bloc’s top diplomat said.
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said he was “appalled”. “Never should violence prevail,” he said, adding: “I wish America emerges stronger from this.”
The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said it did not believe the US administration was responsible for the assassination attempt, but accused it of creating an “atmosphere around candidate Trump [that] provoked what America is confronting today”. He said Vladimir Putin had no plans to call Trump.
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The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the shooting left him shocked.
How long will it be before people can start using ultra-vitriolic language against Trump again? That isn’t clear. We will just have to wait and see. But they can’t do it today and they can’t do it tomorrow.
Bibi got in there.
Like all Israelis, my wife Sara and I were shocked by the horrific assassination attempt on the life of President Donald Trump.
This wasn’t just an attack on Donald Trump. This was an attack on a candidate for the presidency of the United States. This was an attack on America.… pic.twitter.com/AzeiL78uNU
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) July 14, 2024
Of course, Bibi never did anything other than praise Donald Trump.
He’s made it clear he is his preferred candidate.
So the alleged failed assassination attempt is as good for Bibi as it is for Trump.
They’re a team, after all.