former President Donald TrumpA day after becoming the target of an assassination attempt, his campaign resumed fund raising.
“I am Donald J. Trump, and I will never give up!” he wrote in an email to his supporters on Sunday. “I will always love you for supporting me. Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again.”
The email included a stylized version of a photo Trump raising his fist in the air The photo was taken by Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci moments after the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
It links to a WinRed page that asks supporters to complete their donation with a predetermined amount ranging from $24 to $3,300. According to the page, contributions will benefit Trump National Committee JFC,
Newsweek The Trump and Biden campaigns were contacted via email for comment.
Trump was declared a presumptive nominee after the shooting incident. Republican nominated person, with a blood stained ear. former firefighter Cory Comparator was killed, and two other people were seriously wounded. The gunman was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
Trump’s campaign earlier sent an email with a link to a GoFundMe campaign set up to help the family of the man killed in the shooting as well as those injured.
“President Donald Trump has authorized this account to make donations to the supporters and families of those injured or killed in today’s brutal and horrific assassination attempt,” Meredith O’Rourke, a Trump adviser and the national finance director for his 2024 presidential campaign, wrote on the page.
“All donations will be given to these proud Americans as they grieve and heal. May God bless and unite our nation.”
chairman Joe BidenThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also paused their digital ads and fundraising messages following Saturday’s shootings, Politico reported.
The Trump campaign has resumed fundraising messages as the former president heads to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. to the Republican National ConventionWhich will start from Monday.
Trump said on social media that he was “shot in the top of his right ear.”
He said, “I shouldn’t have been here. I should have died.” New York Post On the way to Milwaukee.
Trump said he would have died if he had not turned his head a little bit, causing the bullet to hit his ear and not kill him.”hospital doctors“I said they’ve never seen anything like it before. They called it a miracle,” Trump said.
The FBI Is Investigation into the shooting It is being considered an attempted assassination of the former president and an act of domestic terrorism. The agency said on Sunday that it has not been able to ascertain the motive for the shooting, but it believes that Crooks carried out the incident alone.
On Sunday, Biden said he had ordered an independent review of security at the rally. The president also said he had asked the Secret Service to review all security measures for the Republican National Convention.
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