Donald Trump left bloodied after shots fired at US rally

Mr Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing out.

The ex-president could be seen reaching with his right hand towards his neck and there appeared to be blood on his face.

He quickly ducked as agents from his protective detail rushed the stage and screams rang out from the crowd. The bangs continued as agents tended to him.

His motorcade has left the venue. His condition was not immediately known.

Police began vacating the site in Butler shortly after Mr Trump left the stage.

Leaving Mass in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, President Joe Biden responded “no”, when asked if he had been briefed about the incident.

Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence was the first to issue a statement on the shooting, saying on X: “Karen and I are praying for President Trump and urge every American to join us.”

The U.S. Secret Service also issued a statement saying the ex-President is safe and “protective measures” have been implemented around him.

“This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available,” the Secret Service said in a post on X

Speaker Mike Johnson posted on X that he is “praying for President Trump,” moments after the former president was taken offstage after he was injured in an incident at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik also posted on the platform, saying, “Please pray for President Trump, his family, and all of the patriots at today’s rally in Pennsylvania.”

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