Live updates: Donald Trump shot in apparent assassination attempt; gunman killed

The
House
of
Representatives
“will
conduct
a
full
investigation
of
the
tragic
events”
at
the
Trump
rally,
Speaker
Mike
Johnson
said.

“The
American
people
deserve
to
know
the
truth,”
the
Louisiana
Republican
said
in
a
tweet.

“We
will
have
Secret
Service
Director
Kimberly
Cheatle
and
other
appropriate
officials
from
[Department
of
Homeland
Security]
and
the
FBI
appear
for
a
hearing
before
our
committees
ASAP,”
Johnson
wrote.

–
Dan
Mangan

President
Joe
Biden
has
spoken
to
former
President
Donald
Trump
following
the
campaign
rally
shooting
in
Pennsylvania,
a
White
House
official
said.

Biden
has
also
spoken
with
Pennsylvania
Gov.
Josh
Shapiro
and
Bob
Dandoy,
the
Mayor
of
Butler,
Pennsylvania,
the
official
told
reporters.

The
official
offered
no
details
about
the
calls.

Biden,
who
delivered
remarks
earlier
Saturday
evening

condemning
the
“sick”
act
of
apparent
political
violence,
is
set
to
receive
an
updated
briefing
at
the
White
House
on
Sunday
morning,
the
official
said.

—

Kevin
Breuninger

Washington’s
Metropolitan
Police
Department
is
bolstering
its
security
presence
throughout
the
city
in
response
to
the
Trump
rally
shooting.

“Out
of
an
abundance
of
caution,
MPD
has
increased
police
presence
across
the
city,”
Police
Chief
Pamela
Smith
said
in
a
statement.

Smith
said
there
were
no
“known
threats”
to
Washington
but
that
the
public
should
stay
vigilant
of
suspicious
activity.

The
MPD
provided
several
tip
lines
for
reporting
suspicious
behavior:
either
call 202-727-9099,
text
50411,
or
visit iwatchdc.org
online.

—
Rebecca
Picciotto

Rep.
Ronny
Jackson,
a
Texas
Republican
who
served
as
the
White
House’s
chief
doctor
for
Trump
and
former
President
Barack
Obama,
told
Fox
News
that
his
nephew’s
neck
was
grazed
by
a
bullet
during
the
shooting
at
Trump’s
rally.

“My
nephew
was
at
the
event
tonight,
and
they
were
in
the
friends
and
family
pen,
and
they
heard
this
shot
and
everybody
dropped
to
the
ground
…
he
was
grazed
in
the
neck,
a
bullet
crossed
his
neck,
cut
his
neck,
and
he
was
bleeding,”
Jackson
told
Fox’s
Sean
Hannity.

The
former
Navy
officer
said
his
nephew,
who
he
did
not
identify
by
name,
said
the
relative
was
sitting
to
the
Trump
right
during
the
incident,
“in
the
line
of
fire
and
they
heard
shots
coming
in.”

Jackson
said
there
was
someone
who
was
four
or
five
rows
behind
his
nephew
who
was
critically
injured.

“My
sister-in-law
had
encouraged
him
to
go
the
…
first
aid
tent,
to
the
triage
tent,”
Jackson
said.

“When
they
got
to
the
triage
tent
while
they
were
there
was
another
member
of
the
crowd
and
unfortunately
was
in
the
triage
tent
on
a
gurney
…
that
had
a
devastating
wound,
had
a
critical
wound
to
the
head
and
was
dead,”
the
congressman
said.

Trump
nominated
Jackson
as
secretary
for
Veteran’s
Affairs
in
2018,
but
Jackson
dropped
out
as
the
nominee
weeks
later
amid
allegations
about
his
professional
conduct.

–
Dan
Mangan

The
suspected
shooter
was
positioned
roughly
148
yards
from
the
Trump
rally
stage,
according
to
an
NBC
News
map
visualization
of
the
shooting.

—
Rebecca
Picciotto

President
Joe
Biden
is
leaving
Rehoboth
Beach,
Delaware
and
returning
to
the
White
House
tonight,
the
White
House
said.

Biden
had
originally
planned
to
be
in
Rehoboth
Beach
all
weekend.

–
Josephine
Rozzelle

The
FBI,
which
is
leading
the
investigation
of
the
shooting,
urged
anyone
with
information
about
the
incident
to
call
the
bureau’s
tip
line,
1-800-CALL-FBI.”

“Special
agents
of
the
FBI
Pittsburgh
Field
Office
responded
immediately
[to
the
scene]
to
include
crisis
response
team
members
and
evidence
response
technicians,”
the
FBI
said
in
a
statement.

“We
will
continue
to
support
this
investigation
with
the
full
resources
of
the
FBI,
alongside
our
partners
at
the
U.S.
Secret
Service
and
state
and
local
law
enforcement.”

–
Dan
Mangan

The
New
York
Police
Department
is
adding
extra
officers
and
resources
to
Trump
Tower
in
Manhattan,
which
contains
Trump’s
apartment,
as
a
result
of
the
shooting.

Trump
Tower
also
houses
business
offices
of
the
Trump
Organization,
the
company
owned
by
the
former
president.

At
Trump’s
golf
club
in
Bedminster,
New
Jersey,
where
he
also
maintains
a
residence,
several
police
squad
cars
with
lights
flashing
were
guarding
the
club’s
entrance.

—

Dan
Mangan

EDITORS
NOTE

GRAPHIC
CONTENT:
Images
depict
gunshot
wounds
and
an
image
of
the
body
of
the
dead
suspected
shooter.

A
screen
grab
photo
from
a
video
shows
the
body
of
the
suspected
shooter
at
the
Pennsylvania
rally
on
a
building
roof
that
overlooked
Trump’s
event.

The
man
was
killed
by
the
Secret
Service
after
allegedly
firing
the
shots
in
an
apparent
assassination
attempt
on
Trump.

The
building
where
the
suspected
shooter
was
killed
was
outside
the
security
perimeter
of
the
rally.

–
Dan
Mangan

A
witness
outside
the
Trump
rally
told
the

BBC
that
he
noticed
a
man
with
a
rifle
“bear-crawling”
up
a
building
roof
minutes
before
shots
were
fired.

“We’re
pointing
at
the
guy
crawling
up
the
roof,”
Greg,
the
witness,
said.

He
added
that
he
tried
to
flag
the
police
down
once
he
saw
what
was
happening
and
stood
pointing
at
the
man
on
the
roof
for
several
minutes.

“Next
thing
you
know,
I’m
thinking
to
myself,
I’m
like,
‘Why
is
Trump
still
speaking?
Why
have
they
not
pulled
him
off
the
stage?'”
Greg
told
the
BBC.

The
shooting
occurred
outside
of
the
Secret
Service’s
security
perimeter
for
the
event,
three
senior
U.S.
law
enforcement
officials
told
NBC
News.

—

Rebecca
Picciotto

Secretary
of
Homeland
Security
Alejandro
Mayorkas
said
in
a
statement
that
he
and
U.S.
Secret
Service
Director
Kimberly
Cheatle
briefed
President
Joe
Biden
on
the
shooting.

“DHS
and
the
Secret
Service
are
working
with
law
enforcement
partners
to
respond
to
and
investigate
the
shooting,”
Mayorkas
said
in
the
statement.
“We
condemn
this
violence
in
the
strongest
possible
terms
and
commend
the
Secret
Service
for
their
swift
action
today.

“We
are
engaged
with
President
Biden,
former
President
Trump,
and
their
campaigns,
and
are
taking
every
possible
measure
to
ensure
their
safety
and
security.
Maintaining
the
security
of
the
Presidential
candidates
and
their
campaign
events
is
one
of
our
Department’s
most
vital
priorities,”
he
said.

–
Josephine
Rozzelle

Attorney
General
Merrick
Garland
said
he
has
been
briefed
on
the
shooting
at
Trump’s
rally,
and
also
has
briefed
President
Joe
Biden.

“The
FBI,
ATF,
U.S.
Attorney’s
Office
for
the
Western
District
of
Pennsylvania,
and
the
Department’s
National
Security
Division
are
currently
working
with
the
Secret
Service
as
well
as
state
and
local
law
enforcement
partners
on
the
ground
in
Butler,
Pennsylvania,”
Garland
said
in
a
statement
released
by
the
Department
of
Justice.

“My
heart
is
with
the
former
President,
those
injured,
and
the
family
of
the
spectator
killed
in
this
horrific
attack,”
Garland
said.
“We
will
not
tolerate
violence
of
any
kind,
and
violence
like
this
is
an
attack
on
our
democracy.
The
Justice
Department
will
bring
every
available
resource
to
bear
to
this
investigation.”

–
Dan
Mangan

The
shooting
at
Trump’s
campaign
rally
occurred
less
than
two
days
before
the
highest-profile
Republicans
from
across
the
country
are
set
to
convene
for
the
party’s
nominating
convention
in
Milwaukee.

The
four-day
event
will
largely
take
place
at
the
Fiserv
Forum,
a
nearly
20,000-capacity
arena
that
is
home
to
the
Milwaukee
Bucks
basketball
team.

It
is
unclear
whether
the
Republican
National
Committee
will
increase
security
in
light
of
the
shooting
and,
if
so,
how
the
organizers
will
do
so
with
little
time
to
spare.

Asked
for
comment
about
those
security
plans,
an
RNC
spokesman
directed
CNBC
to
a
joint
statement
from
the
organization’s
chairs
and
the
Trump
campaign
that
included
no
mention
of
how
the
event
will
be
secured.

“As
was
communicated
earlier
this
evening,
President
Trump
is
doing
well
and
grateful
to
law
enforcement
and
first
responders
for
their
fast
action,”
read
the
statement
from
top
Trump
campaign
aides
Susie
Wiles
and
Chris
LaCivita,
as
well
as
RNC
chairman
Michael
Whatley
and
co-chair
Lara
Trump.

“President
Trump
looks
forward
to
joining
you
all
in
Milwaukee
as
we
proceed
with
our
convention
to
nominate
him
to
serve
as
the
47th President
of
the
United
States.
As
our
party’s
nominee,
President
Trump
will
continue
to
share
his
vision
to
Make
America
Great
Again,”
their
statement
read.

—

Kevin
Breuninger

The
suspected
shooter
at
the
Trump
rally
is
a
male,
four
senior
U.S.
law
enforcement
officials
briefed
on
the
investigation
told
NBC.

–
Josephine
Rozzelle

Several
of
Donald
Trump’s
loudest
supporters
have
blamed
President
Biden’s
campaign
rhetoric
for
the
apparent
assassination
attempt
on
the
former
president.

“Today
is
not
just
some
isolated
incident.
The
central
premise
of
the
Biden
campaign
is
that
President
Donald
Trump
is
an
authoritarian
fascist
who
must
be
stopped
at
all
costs,”
Sen.

JD
Vance,
R-Ohio.,
a
frontrunner
to
be
Trump’s
vice
presidential
pick,
said
on
X.
“That
rhetoric
led
directly
to
President
Trump’s
attempted
assassination.”

Sen.

Tim
Scott,
R-S.C.,
echoed
that
message,
accusing
Democrats
of
stoking
political
violence.

“For
years,
Democrats
and
their
allies
in
the
media
have
recklessly
stoked
fears,
calling
President
Trump
and
other
conservatives
threats
to
democracy,”
he
wrote.
“Their
inflammatory
rhetoric
puts
lives
at
risk.”

—

Rebecca
Picciotto

President
Joe
Biden
drew
criticism
from
conservatives
for
his
comment
on
a
call
with
donors
earlier
this
week
that
“it’s
time
to
put
Trump
in
the
bullseye.”

The
official
X
social
media
account
of
the
Republican
caucus
on
the
House
Judiciary
Committee
tweeted
Biden’s
quote,
and
noted,
“That
just
happened.”

“Defend
that.
Go
ahead,”
tweeted
Fox
News
contributor
Joe
Concha
about
the
comment.
“Try
to
defend
that
rhetoric
after
what
we
all
just
witnessed
with
Trump
coming
with
a
centimeter
of
being
assassinated.

Biden
said
in
the
call
Monday
with
donors,
“I
have
one
job,
and
that’s
to
beat
Donald
Trump.
I’m
absolutely
certain
I’m
the
best
person
to
be
able
to
do
that.”

“So,
we’re
done
talking
about
the
debate.
It’s
time
to
put
Trump
in
the
bullseye,”
Biden
said.

–
Dan
Mangan

Several
Republican
House
committee
leaders
are
calling
for
briefings
and
a
congressional
hearing
with
Secret
Service
members
about
the
apparent
assassination
attempt
on
former
President
Donald
Trump.

House
Oversight
Committee
Chair
James
Comer,
R-Ky.,
said
he
has
contacted
the
Secret
Service
to
schedule
a
briefing
on
the
shooting
and
to
set
a
congressional
hearing
with
Secret
Service
Director
Kimberly
Cheatle.

“There
are
many
questions
and
Americans
demand
answers,”
Comer
said
in
a
statement,
adding
that
the
committee
will
send
a
“formal
invitation”
to
the
Secret
Service
soon.

The
Republican
members
of
the
House
Homeland
Security
Committee
also
requested
a
Secret
Service
briefing
for
Saturday
evening,
according
to
their

social
media
post.

—

Rebecca
Picciotto

Video
cameras
captured
the
moment
when
a
shooter
fired
while
former
President
Donald
Trump
was
on
stage
at
a
campaign
rally
in
Pennsylvania.

The
footage
shows
Trump
jolting
in
response
to
the
shot
—
which
he
later
said
grazed
his
right
ear
—and
then
falling
to
the
floor
as
Secret
Service
rushes
around
him.

—

Kevin
Breuninger

Photographers
captured
images
of
former
President
Donald
Trump
with
thin
streaks
of
blood
on
his
face,
as
well
as
the
chaos
that
followed.

The
U.S.
Secret
Service
released
an
new
statement
on
the
shooting
at
the
Trump
rally:

“During
former
President
Trump’s
campaign
rally
in
Butler,
Pennsylvania
on
the
evening
of
July
13th
at
approximately
6:15
p.m.,
a
suspected
shooter
fired
multiple
shots
toward
the
stage
from
an
elevated
position
outside
of
the
rally
venue.

“US
Secret
Service
personnel
neutralized
the
shooter,
who
is
now
deceased.
US
Secret
Service
quickly
responded
with
protective
measures
and
the
former
president
is
safe
and
being
evaluated.
One
spectator
was
killed,
two
spectators
were
critically
injured.

“The
incident
is
currently
under
investigation
and
the
Secret
Service
has
formally
notified
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation.”

–
Josephine
Rozzelle

Ivanka
Trump,
the
former
president’s
eldest
daughter,
in
a
social
media
post
thanked
those
who
have
shared
“love
and
prayers
for
my
father
and
for
the
other
victims
of
today’s
senseless
violence
in
Butler,
Pennsylvania.”

“I
continue
to
pray
for
our
country,”
her
post
read.
“I
love
you
Dad,
today
and
always.”

—

Kevin
Breuninger

Several
hours
after
the
shooting,
Donald
Trump
took
to

Truth
Social
to
send
condolences
to
the
families
of
the
members
of
the
crowd
who
were
killed
and
injured.

He
also
relayed
his
memory
of
the
experience:
“I
was
shot
with
a
bullet
that
pierced
the
upper
part
of
my
right
ear.
I
knew
immediately
that
something
was
wrong
in
that
I
heard
a
whizzing
sound,
shots,
and
immediately
felt
the
bullet
ripping
through
the
skin.
Much
bleeding
took
place,
so
I
realized
then
what
was
happening.”

He
thanked
the
Secret
Service
and
law
enforcement
officials
who
rapidly
responded
at
the
scene
and
reiterated
that
the
shooter
was
dead,
though
he
said
he
did
not
have
further
information.

“It
is
incredible
that
such
an
act
can
take
place
in
our
Country,”
Trump
added.

—

Rebecca
Picciotto

The
U.S.
Secret
Service
has
requested
the
FBI’s
assistance
in
investigating
the
shooting
at
former
President
Donald
Trump’s
rally
in
Pennsylvania
on
Saturday.

“FBI
personnel
are
on
the
scene
in
Butler,
Pennsylvania
and
the
FBI
will
continue
to
work
jointly
with
the
U.S.
Secret
Service
as
the
investigation
moves
forward,”
the
FBI
said
in
a
statement.

The
Secret
Service
also
requested
the
assistance
of
the
U.S.
Attorney’s
Office
,two
senior
U.S.
law
enforcement
officials
told
NBC.

–
Josephine
Rozzelle

The
Trump
campaign
went
into
“a
complete
communications
lockdown,”
according
to
a
message
to
staff
obtained
by
NBC
News.

“Everything
is
OK,”
wrote
James
Blair,
Trump
campaign
and
Republican
National
Committee
political
director.
“Anyone
who
speaks
with
the
press,
even
on
background
or
off
the
record,
will
be
found
and
terminated
immediately.”

“Refrain
from
commenting,
speculating,
posting
on
social
media,
etc.
Complete
and
total
lockdown,”
Blair
added.
“Your
personal
safety
is
of
the
utmost
importance.
Please
exercise
extreme
caution
during
this
time.”

—
Rebecca
Picciotto