BBM sends well wishes, prayers to Trump

President Marcos sent his well wishes to former US president Donald Trump and condemned the fatal shooting at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee who will face US President Joe Biden in November, was shot and grazed in the ear while speaking on stage at his rally.

“It is with great relief that we receive the news that former president Donald Trump is fine and well after the attempt to assassinate him. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family,” Marcos said in a post on X yesterday.

Marcos said the Philippines condemns all forms of political violence even as he emphasized the supremacy of the voice of the people. “Together with all democracy loving peoples around the world, we condemn all forms of political violence. The voice of the people must always remain supreme,” the President said.

A male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service. The incident also left one rally attendee dead and two others critically injured.

The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, according to reports.