Prayers and concerns for Trump come from allies and rivals alike

North Dakota Senator Doug Burgum, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Ohio Senator JD Vance, the three men on Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s shortlist for vice president, all quickly send out statements expressing concern for the former president after he is injured from apparent gunshots at a rally.

Rubio shares an image taken as Trump was escorted off stage with his fist in the air and a streak of blood on his face along with the words, “God protected President Trump.”

God protected President Trump pic.twitter.com/96UKVdjF3A

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 13, 2024

“I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,” says Senator Chuck Schumer in a statement.

“We should all condemn what happened today and I am hoping for the health of the former president and everyone else at the rally,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy posts on the social platform X.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says in a post on X that his “thoughts and prayers are with former President Trump” and expresses thanks “for the decisive law enforcement response.”

Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., posts a photo of Trump, his fist raised and his face bloody in front of an American flag, with the words: “He’ll never stop fighting to Save America ” on the social platform X.