Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
Trump flew to New Jersey after visiting a local Pennsylvania hospital, landing shortly after midnight at Newark Liberty International Airport.
President Joe Biden, who is running against Trump, was briefed on the incident and spoke to Trump several hours after the shooting, the White House said.
They pointed in particular to a comment Biden made to donors on July 8, saying “it’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”.
The people in the stands behind him also crouched down as screams rang through the crowd.
Video showed Trump turning back to the crowd and raising a fist right before he was put into a vehicle. »