• Trump in a post on Truth Social spoke out about the shooting at his Pennsylvania rally.
• He thanked law enforcement, the Secret Service, and sent condolences to the victim's family.
• Trump wrote that he was shot, saying he "immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin."

Several hours after a shooting during his rally in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump in a post on social media confirmed he had been struck in the ear during the incident.

"I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured."

He added: "It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!"

Photos from the shooting show Trump with blood on his face. He can be seen defiantly raising his fist before being whisked off stage by Secret Service agents.

Per a Secret Service statement, one spectator was killed at the rally, and two remain critically injured. The shooter was "neutralized" by the Secret Service personnel, the statement said.

• The Biden campaign said it's pausing "outbound communications" after a shooting at a Trump rally.
• Biden also condemned the incident, calling it "sick."
• Trump was escorted offstage Saturday after shots rang out.

President Joe Biden will be pausing campaign communications following a shooting incident at a Donald Trump campaign rally on Saturday.

"The Biden campaign is pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible," a Biden campaign official told Business Insider in a statement.

The official did not clarify the exact reason behind the campaign's decision to pull down the ads.

The White House also released a statement condemning political violence.

"I'm grateful to hear that he's safe and doing well…There's no place for this kind of violence in America," Biden said in the White House statement. "We must unite as one nation to condemn it."

Biden later addressed the nation, calling the incident "sick."

Following the shooting, the Secret Service announced that Trump was "safe."

Potential Trump vice presidential pick, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, criticized the Biden campaign on X, claiming that its messaging resulted in the "attempted assassination" of Trump.

Per a Secret Service statement, one spectator was killed at the rally, and two remain critically injured. The shooter was "neutralized" by the Secret Service personnel, the statement said.

• A man who said he was a witness to the shooting that injured Donald Trump described the scene to the BBC.
• The man said he saw the shooter crawling on the roof of a nearby building with a rifle.
• He said he heard five shots and also saw the Secret Service kill the shooter.

A man who said he witnessed the shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday told the BBC in a video interview that he saw a man with a gun crawling along the roof of a nearby building outside the rally and later saw the Secret Service kill the suspect shooter.

The man told the BBC he'd gathered with friends before the rally and said they were watching it from outside the fenced-in location.

"We noticed a guy bear crawling up the roof of the building beside us, probably 50 feet away," he told the BBC. "So we're pointing at the guy crawling up the roof…he had a rifle; we could clearly see him with a rifle."

The man told the BBC he and his friends were pointing at the man to the Secret Service and alerted local police.

"The police were like, 'Huh, what?' Like they didn't know what was going on," he said. "I'm thinking, why is Trump still speaking? I'm pointing at the roof… for two to three minutes, and the Secret Service is just looking at us.

"Next thing you know, five shots ring out," he said.

The BBC interview asked if he was certain the shots came from the roof.

"100%," the man said. "We were telling the police, we were telling the Secret Service."

The BBC asked what happened to the shooter.

"They blew his head off," he said. "Secret Service blew his head off."

Business Insider could not immediately confirm the details of this witness's account.

The gunman and an attendee at the rally were killed, according to a local district attorney. Trump appeared bloodied in the shooting. The Secret Service has since released a statement saying the former president is safe.

• Donald Trump was removed from the stage after a shooting at his rally.
• The incident is drawing a flood of supporting words for Trump across the political aisle.
• But at least one Republican lawmaker is already spreading conspiracy theories about the incident.

A shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday is drawing a flood of condemnation against the incident, supporting words for the former president, and, in less than an hour, unsubstantiated claims of a conspiracy.

Prominent Republican and Democratic lawmakers were quick to condemn what's being characterized as an act of "political violence."

"I'm grateful to hear that he's safe and doing well. I'm praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information," President Joe Biden said in a statement. "Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There's no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it."

A Biden campaign spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider that the campaign is working to "pull down our television ads as quickly as possible."

The shocking Saturday incident left one rally attendee and a suspected shooter dead, multiple outlets reported. Law enforcement officials told the AP that the shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination.

The incident quickly sparked GOP lawmakers and backers to re-affirm their support for Trump.

"God protected President Trump," Sen. Marco Rubio posted on X.

Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, also condemned the incident and offered supporting words for Trump.

"I wish Donald Trump, and anyone else who may have been hurt, a speedy recovery," Sanders said in a statement on X.

The shooting also drew Elon Musk, who has been shy to publicly support a presidential candidate, to announce on X that he will be endorsing Trump. Bloomberg reported this week that the billionaire donated to a pro-Trump super PAC.

Some Trump supporters, however, were quick to find a scapegoat for the incident, blaming mainstream media and even spreading baseless claims that the shooting was a coordinated attack.

Venture capitalist David Sacks, who hosted a Trump fundraiser in San Francisco in June, said on X that the shooting was a result of extreme rhetoric, amplified by mainstream media, from the left.

"This is the vile hyperbolic hysterical rhetoric — endlessly amplified by the mainstream media — that invited every lunatic in the country to take matters into their own hands," Sacks wrote in reply to an X post from Biden in which the president said "Americans want a president, not a dictator."

The identity of the suspected shooter or his political affiliation remains unknown.

And at least one prominent GOP lawmaker is suggesting conspiracy theories about the shooting.

Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia wrote on X within the hour of the shooting that "Joe Biden sent the orders," replying to a social media post citing a statement from the president that said that "it's time to put Trump in a bullseye."

A spokesperson for Collins did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

• President Joe Biden addressed the nation after an apparent shooting at a Donald Trump rally.
• Biden said "there's no place in America for this kind of violence."
• "It's sick," Biden said. "It's sick."

President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Saturday after an apparent shooting at a rally for Former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

He said he hoped to speak to Trump and said that he had heard that he was "doing well." Biden also condemned political violence.

"There's no place in America for this kind of violence," he said. "It's sick. It's sick. It's one of the reasons we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this."

Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents, blood apparently splattered on his face, after loud popping sounds rang out.

Law enforcement officials and a local district attorney told multiple news outlets that one bystander had been killed at the rally. The apparent gunman was also killed, according to multiple reports.

The Trump campaign said the ex-president was "fine" after the incident.

In his short speech, Biden said Trump "should have been able to conduct peacefully" his rally "without any problem."

"The idea, the idea that there's political violence or violence in America like this, it's just unheard of. It's just not appropriate," Biden said. "And … everybody, everybody must condemn it. Everybody."

Before his speech, Biden had also released a written statement, in full below:

"I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania.

"I'm grateful to hear that he's safe and doing well. I'm praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.

"Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There's no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it."

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

• The Associated Press reported one attendee was killed during an incident at a Trump rally.
• The former president was whisked offstage following what sounded like loud pops from the crowd.
• AP reported a suspected shooter, in addition to the rally attendee, was killed.

The Associated Press reported one person was killed during an incident at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, during which the former president was whisked offstage following what sounded like gunshots from the crowd.

AP, citing the Butler County District attorney, reported a suspected shooter was also killed following the incident. CNN also reported the suspected shooter, as well as a rally attendee, were killed.

Butler County DA Richard A. Goldinger also said there was "possibly a second" bystander dead as well, according to ABC News reporter Olivia Rubin.

Dave McCormick, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, had been seated in the front row of the rally and told Politico it appeared a member of the crowd behind him had been shot.

"All the sudden shots started to crack, someone behind me appears to have been shot," McCormick told Politico. "There's lots of blood, and then the Secret Service were all over President Trump."

CBS News reported an emergency room physician who was in attendance at the rally attempted to save the life of someone in the crowd.

"I heard the shots. I thought it was firecrackers to begin with," the man stated in video posted to social media by CBS News reporter Jake Rosen. "Somebody over there was screaming 'He's been shot, he's been shot.' So I made my way over."

Trump was quickly escorted from the stage after loud pops were heard from the crowd. He could be seen in video from the incident grasping his ear, then defiantly raising his fist with blood on his face as Secret Service members took him from the stage.

A spokesperson for the Trump campaign said Trump was "fine" following the incident and is being examined at a local medical facility.

• Former President Donald Trump was whisked off stage at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.
• Popping sounds akin to gunfire were heard before apparent blood appeared on Trump's face.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democratic politicians were quick to condemn the incident.

Prominent Democratic lawmakers were quick to condemn an incident at a Saturday Trump rally in Pennsylvania, where the former president was whisked off the stage by Secret Service after popping sounds akin to gunfire were heard.

"There is no place for political violence in our democracy," former President Barack Obama said in a statement. "Although we don't yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump was not seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery."

"Violence has NO place in our democracy," California Gov. Gavin Newson wrote in a statement on X. "My thoughts are with President Trump and everyone impacted at the rally today."

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who was the subject of a kidnapping plot several years ago, wrote on X: "There is no place for political violence in this country, period. This is not how we solve our differences."

"I am horrified to learn of this news, and we will be following the situation closely. I am grateful for those in law enforcement who stepped in immediately," Whitmer wrote.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Sen. Bernie Sanders also quickly condemned what they characterized as an act of "political violence."

"Political violence is absolutely unacceptable," Sanders wrote on X. "I wish Donald Trump, and anyone else who may have been hurt, a speedy recovery."

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, whose husband was attacked in 2022, said, "As one whose family has been the victim of political violence, I know firsthand that political violence of any kind has no place in our society. I thank God that former President Trump is safe."

As we learn more details about this horrifying incident, let us pray that all those

A member of the Biden administration also condemned the incident.

"In this horrible moment, encouraged to hear President Trump's team indicate that the former president is doing well," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on X.

"An entire nation must speak with one voice today to completely and unequivocally reject all political violence."

Details of the Saturday incident remain unclear, but photos and video footage appear to show blood on Donald Trump's face as he was removed from the stage by security detail.

Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the US Secret Service, wrote on X that, "An incident occurred the evening of July 13 at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania."

"The Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe," the statement continued. "This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available."

In a statement to Business Insider, a Trump spokesperson said in an email, "President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow."

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

• Secret Service said former President Donald Trump is "safe" after an incident at a campaign rally.
• A Trump spokesperson said the former president is "fine" and is "being checked out" at a local medical facility.
• Trump was escorted off stage after loud pops were heard.

Donald Trump is doing "fine" following an incident at a Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a Trump spokesperson told Business Insider in an email.

The former president was whisked off the stage by his security detail after loud pops were heard.

"President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act," the spokesperson said. "He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow."

Details of the Saturday incident remain unclear.

A spokesperson for the Secret Service said on X that there was an "incident" at the rally and that the former president is safe.

"The Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe," the statement read. "This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available."

This is a developing story…