Berlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has wished former US President Donald Trump a speedy recovery following the assassination attempt. “Such acts of violence threaten democracy,” the SPD politician wrote on the platform X. “The attack on US presidential candidate Donald Trump is despicable. I wish him a speedy recovery. My thoughts are also with the people who were affected by the attack.”
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, also condemned the attack. “I am deeply shocked by the shooting that took place during former President Trump’s campaign rally,” she wrote, likewise on X. “Political violence has no place in a democracy.”
Andreas Michaelis, German ambassador to the USA, is likewise upset by the attack and wrote on X: “Shocking scenes at former President Trump’s rally. Terrible shooting. Our thoughts are with the victims. We are relieved that former President Trump does not seem to be seriously injured. There is no place for political violence.”
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