Former US president Donald Trump was recently shot while he was addressing an event in the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Trump, who hopes to overcome his 2020 defeat by winning the upcoming 2024 elections against Democrat Joe Biden, was shot by a gunman who used an AR rifle from a roof nearby, where the rally was happening.
Trump was shot in the right ear. While the bullet did not do much damage to Trump’s right ear, there was some blood seen on the former president's hands and suit, while Secret Service agents shielded him from further damage.
While the whole world seems concerned about the former president, American actress and author Amanda Seales has called this assassination attempt fake via a video uploaded on her socials in which she said:
"That sh*t was more staged than a Tyler Perry production of Madea runs for president. I lived in Harlem long enough to know that gunshots do not sound like making popcorn on the stove . Pop pop pop!"
She continued:
"Where did the blood come from ? So in theatre , in movie they have what’s called blood pellets . You they even use in Halloween ….. pellet of fake blood ….to be frank small hands trump will not respond by raising his … this was I believe done to try to show his strength, counter to Biden’s fragility…. Molly you in danger girl”
Fans on X reacted to Amanda Seales's video and labeled her comments as hateful. They wanted the actress to take her video down. Here is what some of the netizens commented after reacting to her video.
"Tell that to the innocent Trump supporter who just wanted to go to a rally to cheer for his President who tragically lost his life. Your comments are hateful and divisive and should be deleted," a netizen wrote.
"The families of the deceased should sue this women, like the families of sandy hook sued Alex Jones. This is defamation. People died. She’s calling it a hoax and acting," another user commented.
While the shootout happened during the rally, Donald Trump was not the only one who got injured. A member of the audience was killed and another is in a critical state, as reported by several media houses.
Fans on X commented about Amanda's video and asked her how can she question this tragedy to be fake and staged. Several people wrote about how she would be sued for her comments:
"I think the family of the murdered rally attendee should sue her for 1 billion... you know, give her the Alex Jones treatment," a user wrote
"So, Amanda, what about the dead individual on the roof of the building with a bullet in his head? Good staging? And the man shot dead in the crowd? Enlighten us please, another user wrote."
Who shot Donald Trump?
The gunman who shot the former US president, during a rally has been identified already by the officials and secret services. He is reportedly a 20-year-old man named Thomas Matthew Crooks according to the reports of several media houses.
The Secret Service killed the suspect using sniper rifles right after he took shots at the president and the audience. Trump is not gravely injured and will recover soon, from the reported upper right ear injury.
Stay tuned for more news and updates on the same.