Former President Trump appeals to Americans: Stay strong and determined

2024-07-14 22:42:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Former President Trump appeals to Americans: Stay strong and determined

Donald Trump

In the wake of the assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump said Sunday that it was "more important than ever" for the country to stand strong, stand firm and not allow evil to triumph.

"Thank you to everyone who kept me in your thoughts and prayers yesterday as it was only God who prevented the most unthinkable from happening," he said on his social media platform, Truth Social. "We WILL NOT BE AFRAID, but we will stand firm in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness," he wrote.

Mr. Trump is expected to be named this week as the official candidate for president of the Republican Party, to face Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 5 election. Mr. Trump said he is looking forward to addressing the nation on Thursday from the Republican National Convention, which will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced Sunday the identity of the person who died while attending former President Trump's rally. He was Corey Comperatore, the area's former fire department chief. Governor Shapiro said Mr. Comperatore died a hero, covering his family. On Sunday, law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press news agency that bomb-making materials were found in the car of the suspected attacker and that such materials were also found in the home. his.

Law enforcement agencies identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the "subject involved" in the shooting. People who were outside the security perimeter while former President Trump was speaking said that they had shouted to the police in vain when they saw the perpetrator of the attack crawling over the building with a gun.

The suspected gunman managed to fire his gun four to five times, hitting former President Trump in the right ear, killing rally attendee Corey Comperatore and seriously wounding two others, before he himself was killed by police. .

The alleged perpetrator, Thomas Mattheë Crooks, graduated from high school two years ago and was registered as a Republican voter. But, according to Federal Election Commission data, when he was 17 years old, he also made a $15 contribution to the political organization "ActBlue," which raises funds for Democratic and left-leaning candidates.

Former President Trump's wife, former first lady Melania Trump, who was not attending the rally, wrote on social media on Sunday: "A monster who knew my husband as an inhumane political machine tried to extinguish Donald's passion – his laughter, genius, love of music and inspiration. The basic features of my husband - his human side - were buried under the political machinery"./ Voa