Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa joined leaders around the world in condemning the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on Saturday and expressed concern for him.
The Republican presidential candidate was at a rally in Pennsylvania when shots were fired and he was injured in the right ear.
On his X handle, Tayebwa thanked God for the swift reaction of the Security Service who saved the situation and the unity shown by the American people.
“The ugly scenes from yesterday’s campaign rally shooting in Pennsylvania where former President Trump was injured and one person killed should be condemned in the strongest terms possible as they are a threat to democracy,” Tayebwa said.
The FBI has named 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man suspected of carrying out the gun attack.
He has been killed.
US President Joe Biden – Trump’s political opponent – called the attack “sick”, saying “there’s no place for this kind of violence in America”.
Former US President Bill Clinton on his X said violence has no place in America, especially in political process.
“Hillary and I are thankful that President Trump is safe, heartbroken for all those affected by the attack at the rally in Pennsylvania and grateful for the swift action of the US Secret Service,” Clinton said.
Mr Trump thanked the Secret Service and all the enforcement for the rapid responses.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong that I heard whizzing sound shots,” he said.
The UK’s newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer sent the former president his best wishes and said his thoughts were with all the victims of the attack, the BBC reported.
Similarly, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his thoughts were with all those affected, and called the attack “despicable”.
“Such acts of violence threaten democracy,” he added.
