Biden orders independent security review of deadly Trump rally

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, - Copyright Gene J. Puskar/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved

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Published on 14/07/2024 - 8:57 GMT+2 •Updated 15/07/2024 - 9:30 GMT+2

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In a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, Trump said it was more important now than ever "that we stand united".

A shooting at Donald Trump‘s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and Republican presidential nominee, law enforcement officials say.

One attendee was killed, and two were critically injured. Trump said on social media that a bullet “pierced the upper part” of his right ear before agents whisked him off stage.

The US Secret Service said it killed the suspected shooter, who attacked from an elevated position outside the rally venue.

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Biden orders independent security review of deadly Trump rally

In a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, Trump said it was more important now than ever "that we stand united".

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