President Bola Tinubu has described Saturday’s assassination attempt on former United States President Donald Trump, as “distasteful”.
The Nigerian leader while reacting to the incident on his official X Handle on Sunday,, said the attack which saw Trump being shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of his right ear, “goes beyond democratic norms”, adding that”Violence has no place in democracy”.
While condemning the incident, Tinubu commiserated with families of those who lost their lives during the attacks.
President Tinubu also extended his sympathies to the former President and wished him relief.
“I also condole with the family of the deceased and those wounded and wish them a quick recovery,” he said.
He assured the United States of Nigeria’s support, adding that ” Nigeria stands in solidarity with the United States of America at this time”.
Donald Trump, the former US President was standing on a stage behind a podium, six minutes into his speech at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when he was shot at on Saturday.
He was quickly rescued by men of the secret service agents.
A 20 year boy named Thomas Matthew Crooks who was reportedly carried out the shooting was shot dead by the Secret Service counter snipers seconds after he shot at Trump. One of the attendees at rally was killed while few sustained gun injuries.
Meanwhile, the United State President, Joe Biden, in a brief address on Sunday afternoon from the Roosevelt Room, condemned the attack, saying, “There is no place in America for this kind of violence.”
