By Janet Ekstract, NEW YORK – While former president Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, it appeared that he was reportedly hit by or under his right ear. As Trump was surrounded by a swarm of Secret Service, Trump was waving his fist four or five times in the air, in a defiant salute as he was ushered away by his Secret Service agents.. President Joe Biden was at church in Rehoboth, Delaware when Trump was hit at the rally and has been briefed on the situation. In addition, law enforcement said the shooter is allegedly down, according to previous media reports. Meanwhile, CNN reached out to the U.S. Secret Service for more information as to exactly what happened at the rally. Reporters who were traveling with Trump known as pool reporters, according to Dasha Burns from NBC News, said they heard a series of loud bangs and heard residual bangs, afterwards. Burns said Trump had just started talking about the issue of immigration and was into the talk about three minutes when they heard what sounded like fireworks. Eyewitnesses on the ground reported that the former president ducked down, surrounded by his Secret Service detail. Dasha Burns reported there was initial confusion and shock at the rally and Burns said “We heard continued pops, – 8-11 popping sounds.”
There was more news from Hallie Jackson at NBC News who said they were informed that former president Trump is reportedly fine, not seriously injured and being examined by a doctor. Jackson said “It’s an extraordinary moment,” and “There’s still a lot we don’t about the motivation.” She added that there is usually a heavy security perimeter at such rallies so there will definitely be questions about how such an incident could happen. Peter Alexander of NBC News said the Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro said: “Violence targeted at any party or any political leader is absolutely unacceptable.” Meanwhile, TRT World News International Reporter Andy Roesgen reported “We simply don’t know the motivation, we don’t know if it was mental illness.” Elon Musk reported on social media that he supports Trump and will make donations for Trump’s campaign. The White House confirmed that President Biden has been informed about the incident which has been labeled as “a shooting.” Political Analyst Fred Hicks from Atlanta, Georgia said “There is no place for this in our political structure.”
