Donald Trump Live Updates: Jill Biden spoke to Melania Trump after attack, says report

Donald Trump Live Updates: Hundred of photos and videos from the event, one even showing a bullet whiz past Trump while he was on the stage, established a timeline of events which ensued on Saturday at the Pennsylvania rally. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: “There is no place for political violence in our society. Assassination is not only categorically wrong, but is also the assassination of democracy. It is abhorrent that anyone has tried to assassinate President Trump. Everyone, on all sides of this election, should condemn political violence loudly and publicly,” tweets LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman.

“At a recent business conference, Peter Thiel said that my lawsuit work against Trump was ‘turning a clown into a martyr’ In that context, I replied that I wished that Trump would martyr himself – meaning let himself be held accountable – for his assaults on and lies about women. Of course I meant nothing about any sort of physical harm or violence, which I categorically deplore. I meant and mean accountability to the rule of law, such as unanimous guilty felony verdict by 12 jurors on 34 counts and an $84 million judgment for slander and lies about his sexual assault,” Hoffman said in the same post.

Donald Trump Live Updates: The victim of the shooting at a campaign rally held for former US President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday was a 50-year-old ex-chief of the firefighters named Corey Comperatore, said Josh Shapiro, the Governor of Pennsylvania, on Sunday. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: Three new major national polls that were out on Sunday morning, July 14, showed that Joe Biden is still in a close race with Donald Trump, after the president’s disastrous debate performance. The polls, from CBS News, Fox News and NBC News, were conducted before the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: A split-second move saved Donald Trump’s life during an assassination attempt on him at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, July 13. When shots rang out, Trump slightly turned his head to look at a jumbotron – a move that ensured he was not killed. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: Dmitri Mehlhorn, advisor to LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, a ‘mega-donor’ of the Democratic Party, apologises for saying that shooting at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally was possibly staged.

“Last night, I sent an email (to journalists) I now regret. I drafted and sent it without consulting my team. I have apologised to them directly. I also want to apologise publicly, without reservation, for allowing my words to distract from last night’s central fact: political violence took yet another innocent American life,” Mehlhorn said.

Donald Trump Live Updates: Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a bullied loner, his former classmates have said. They added that Crooks had a penchant for hunting outfits and video games. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: CNN has reported that the former President took a precautionary CT scan after being shot at during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Though the scan results cleared him, it is not known if some other tests were also performed on him, the CNN report said. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest money manager, has pulled an ad featuring Crooks, Trump’s would-be assassin.

The ad, filmed at the Bethel Park High School in Pennsylvania, featured Crooks and several other unpaid students in the background, said the investment giant in a statement.

Donald Trump Live Updates: Referring to Donald Trump’s association with the first New York’s first ‘Rath Yatra,’ 48 years ago, where he is said to have offered help to devotees, ISKCON spokesperson says that Lord Jagannath ‘returned the favour by saving’ the Republican leader. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: “The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger. Had this (assassination attempt) not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches aimed mostly at the policies of President Joe Biden. Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now,” Donald Trump tells Washington Examiner.

Donald Trump Live Updates: “That reality (narrowly avoiding the shooter’s bullet) is just setting in. I rarely look away from the crowd. Had I not done that in that moment, well, we would not be talking today, would we?” he says an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner, ahead of the Republican convention.

Donald Trump Live Updates: “Apoorva and I mourn for the Trump supporters who were killed or wounded in the brutal assassination attempt. Please join us in supporting these proud Americans & their families. God intervened on behalf of our nation last night, let’s do our small part,” tweets Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who left party’s presidential nominee race in January.

Donald Trump Live Updates: First Lady Jill Biden spoke with former first lady Melania Trump by phone on Sunday afternoon after the former’s spouse, ex-President Donald Trump was shot a day earlier, NBC News reported, citing a White House official.

Donald Trump Live Updates: Shots fired on former President Donald Trump was an unfortunate incident, however, it just might seal the White House deal for him. Right after the shooting, Trump was seen raising his fist to the crowd with a bloodied face, which paints the exact picture of historic moments in the election. And such a moment has not been witnessed in a decade of political history. The incident also raised challenges for US President Joe Biden who is already under current since his debate debacle. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates:The Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI has said the gunman who shot at former US president Donald Trump during an election rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday appears to have acted alone and there is no current public safety threat. The FBI is investigating it as a potential “domestic terrorism” act. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: Doug Mills, a veteran photojournalist with The New York Times (NYT) who took the now-iconic shot of a bullet whizzing past Donald Trump during Saturday’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has said that the ex-President was ‘just very mad’ while giving that fist pump. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: Thomas’ father Matthew Crooks, while speaking to CNN over the phone, said that he was trying to figure out “what the hell is going on”. He further said that he would “wait until after talking to the law enforcement” to comment on his son and his actions. Read more

Donald Trump Live Updates: The Republican Party’s convention is expected to draw an attendance of more than 50,000. Key venues include the Fiserv Forum, Panther Arena, and the Baird Center — all located within blocks of each other.

Donald Trump Live Updates: “I just want to reassure not only our greater community, those involved at the convention, but also our city, we got this,” Jeffrey Norman, Milwaukee Police chief, said at a press briefing on Sunday.

Donald Trump Live Updates: The presumptive Republican nominee says he initially thought of delaying the Milwaukee trip after being targeted during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

“I have just decided that I cannot allow a shooter, or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else,” he posted on Truth Social app.