US Secret Service says Trump ‘safe,’ investigation ongoing into apparent shooting at rally

Republican US presidential candidate former president Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents at a campaign rally after apparently being shot in his ear, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican US presidential candidate former president Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents at a campaign rally after apparently being shot in his ear, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A spokesperson for the US Secret Service says former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is safe and protective measures have been implemented around him, after he was apparently shot in his ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvia and whisked offstage.

“This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available,” the Secret Service says in a post on X.

https://x.com/SecretSvcSpox/status/1812256378616201726

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