Shooting at a Trump rally: the media reconstructed the chronology of events

Shooting at a Trump rally: the media recreated the chronology of events Margarita Voloshina

Chronology of events during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump/Collage 24 Channel

US presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally on July 13. Now the media has managed to recreate the full chronology of events during the attack.

The attempt on the life of the US presidential candidate took place in Pennsylvania. After the shooting, the politician was immediately escorted from the site by security guards.

How the events unfolded on the day of the attack on Trump

Former US President Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign rally on Saturday evening when a gunman tried to shoot him. According to the BBB, the events during the assassination attempt unfolded as follows.

• 17:00 – the US presidential candidate was to begin his speech to the crowd.
• 18:03– Donald Trump took the stage to Lee Greenwood's song “God Bless America”.
• 18:11 – literally a few minutes after his election speech, loud shots rang out in the air.
• 18:12 – US Secret Service agents swooped on the former president, and moments later he was taken from the stage with a bloody ear.
• 18:14 – Trump's motorcade left the event.
• 18:42 – The US Secret Service released a statement saying Trump was safe; then they began an active investigation into the incident.
• 19:03 – the Trump campaign assured that he was feeling well .
• 19:45 – law enforcement officers confirmed that the suspect in the assassination attempt was eliminated, information also appears about the first deceased, who was a participant in the rally.
• 20:13 – Biden strongly condemned the attack and said he wanted to have a telephone conversation with Donald Trump as soon as possible.
• 20:42 – Trump shared his first account of what happened, saying a bullet pierced his upper right ear.
• 21:33 – The FBI in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said it is the lead federal law enforcement agency in this investigation.

By the way, footage of the assassination attempt on Trump was published online. They show not only the injuries, but also the community's reaction to the shooting. The full video of the attack on the presidential candidate of the United States can be viewed at the link.