The Presidents of the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament also condemned the events, stressing that political violence “has no place” and is “absolutely unacceptable” in a democracy.
World leaders have roundly condemned the war attack on Donald Trump this saturday, what turned out minor injury to his right ear during a pre-campaign event in Pennsylvania.
Minutes after the attack, they were the first to react and publicly express their rejection Andrés Manuel Lopez Obradorpresident of Mexico; Viktor OrbánPrime Minister of Hungary; Xiomara Castropresident of Honduras; Javier Martinez-AchaMinister of Foreign Affairs of Panama; Javier Mileipresident of Argentina; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvapresident of Brazil; Nicholas Maduropresident of Venezuela; Bernardo Arevalopresident of Guatemala; Luis Arcehead of state of Bolivia; And Luis AbinaderPresident of the Dominican Republic. They all showed their solidarity with Trump and wished him a speedy recovery.
They have also shown their rejection Emmanuel Macronthe French president; Giorgia MeloniPrime Minister of Italy; Dick SchoofPrime Minister of the Netherlands; Olaf Scholzchancellor of Germany; Recep Tayyip Erdoganpresident of Turkey; Daniel Noboapresident of Ecuador; Nayib Bukelepresident of El Salvador; Gabriel BoricPresident of Chile. Similarly, South Asian leaders have decried “all violence in politics” and wished Trump a speedy recovery.
For his part, Joe BidenPresident of the United States, also condemned the attack on his Republican rival: “I am glad to know that he is safe and doing well. I am praying for him and for his family and for all those who were at the rally.” “There is no place for this kind of violence in the United States. We must unite as one nation to condemn it,” he stressed.
The ex-president Barack Obama He also issued a statement stressing the need to maintain civility in politics: “Everyone should be relieved that they were not seriously injured, and take this moment to renew our commitment to civility and respect in politics.”
Borrell and Guterres condemn the attack
Josep BorrellHigh Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, also condemned the attack on Trump and expressed his “shock” at what happened. “Shocked by the news of the attack on President Trump, which I strongly condemn. Once again, we are witnessing unacceptable acts of violence against political representatives,” Borrell stressed in a message published on the social network X.
In addition, Antonio GuterresThe UN Secretary-General has condemned the attack on Trump, calling it “an act of political violence.” The Secretary-General also sent his “best wishes” to Trump, wishing him “a speedy recovery.”
The Presidents of the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament, Karel Michel, Ursula von der Leyen And Roberta Metsolahave also condemned the events and stressed that political violence “has no place” and is “absolutely unacceptable” in a democracy.
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Volodymyr ZelenskyPresident of Ukraine, has shown his solidarity with Trump: “I am shocked to learn about the shooting of former US President Donald Trump at an election rally in Pennsylvania. Such a violent act has no justification or place anywhere in the world,” he said in a post published on his X social network account.
Likewise, Xi JinpingPresident of China, issued a brief statement expressing support for Trump. “China is concerned about the shooting of former President Trump. President Xi Jinping has already expressed his support for Trump,” the statement said.
“I want to express my strongest condemnation of the attack suffered by Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania,” he posted on the social network. Pedro SanchezPresident of the Spanish government, before stressing that violence and hatred “have no place in a democracy”.
“Feeding hatred towards those who think differently leads to situations like those experienced a few hours ago in the US,” the PP president published, Alberto Nunez Feijoo in his profile on the same social network, where he claims “moderation”.
Former presidents such as Jair Bolsonaroformer president of Brazil or Cristina Fernandezformer president of Argentina, have also expressed their support for Trump, while strongly condemning the attack.
Source: EITB
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