After the attack: Trump travels to the Republican Party convention on Sunday
On Trump, shots were fired at during a rally in the US state of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The 78-year-old narrowly escaped the assassination attempt with just a slight injury to his right ear. The alleged shooter, a 20-year-old, was killed.
In Milwaukee in the US state of Wisconsin, the Republican Party convention begins on Monday, where Trump is set to be officially nominated as the Presidential candidate. During the four-day gathering, the approximately 2,400 delegates from the 50 US states and other US territories will formally vote on their candidate.
Trump won the primaries of his party by a landslide and secured an overwhelming majority of the party convention delegates. On Thursday, Trump will accept the nomination in a speech.
The right-wing populist has good chances of winning according to the polls, despite his numerous scandals, his criminal conviction in the New York hush money trial, and the three other criminal charges against him.
In the polls, the New York real estate billionaire has recently increased his lead over Biden. The 81-year-old President is facing significant doubts about his mental and physical fitness following his disastrous TV debate performance against Trump last month.
- Despite the recent assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump is expected to be officially nominated as the Republican Party's Presidential candidate at the Party convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Monday.
- The alleged assassin, who attempted to murder Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday, was reportedly a 20-year-old individual.
- The assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania has sparked concern within the Republican Party, with some members calling for increased security measures at the Party convention in Milwaukee.
- In response to the assassination attempt, several Republican leaders have urged voters to stand united behind Trump and the Republican Party, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a strong and stable leadership in the US.
- The Party convention in Milwaukee is set to be a critical political event that will determine the trajectory of the Republican Party and its candidate, Donald Trump, in the upcoming US-President election.
- The attempt on Trump's life in Pennsylvania has brought renewed attention to the controversy surrounding the right-wing populist's presidency and his political polarization of the US.
- It is important to note that while there have been several assassination attempts on US-Presidents in the past, the term "Mordanschlag" is a German word that means "murder stroke" or "assassination."
