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<\/figure>\n\n\nWhile Trump remained on the ground, there was one last round of shots and loud screams from the crowd. About 45 seconds after the former president was shot, agents were heard on the rally microphone saying, \u201cShooter\u2019s down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre we good to move?\u201d one agent asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre we clear?\u201d asked another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re clear!\u201d a Secret Service agent said as Trump was lifted to his feet, his face and ear bloodied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agents prepared to move Trump offstage into his nearby SUV, but he told them to wait. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump lifted his fist in the air, prompting a loud cheer from the crowd at the rally, and he mouthed the word \u201cfight\u201d three times while pumping his fist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd then chanted \u201cUSA!\u201d as the former president was taken down the stairs by several agents and into his vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the rally attendees was killed in the shooting, and and two rally-goers were critically injured, according to the Secret Service. All of the victims were male, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shocking episode that threatened Trump\u2019s life raises grave questions about security and how the former president was shot at, with lawmakers already calling for an investigation into the Secret Service\u2019s handling of Saturday\u2019s rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting comes right before Trump is set to accept the 2024 presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention this coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Joe Biden condemned the shooting, saying it was \u201csick,\u201d in remarks from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Saturday evening, and the White House said he later spoke to Trump by phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former President Donald Trump was wounded Saturday evening while speaking onstage at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in an incident that\u2019s being investigated as an assassination attempt from a shooter on a roof near the rally site. Trump was in the middle of delivering his rally speech \u2013turned toward the right with his hands on…<\/p>\n