What Tinubu said about assassination attempt on Trump
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Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday while he was rushed out of the venue of the rally and the attacker killed.
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said the attack on former U.S. President, Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania is distasteful.
Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday while he was rushed out of the venue of the rally and the attacker killed.
Reacting to the attack in a tweet on Sunday, Tinubu described the attack as distasteful and beyond the pale of democratic norms.
He said violence has no place in democracy, while extending his sympathies with Trump and wished him well.
Tinubu wrote: “The attack on former President Donald Trump is distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms. Violence has no place in democracy.
“I extend my sympathies to the former President and wish him relief. I also condole with the family of the deceased and those wounded and wish them a quick recovery.
“Nigeria stands in solidarity with the United States of America at this time.”
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