Leaders around the world wished former US President Donald Trump a speedy recovery on Sunday, in the wake of an attack on the Republican party presidential contender hours earlier, during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his shock and condemnation on Sunday, taking to X (formerly Twitter), following the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump was injured by gunfire during the campaign event on Saturday afternoon, a shocking attack that also claimed the life of an attending supporter and the assassin.
A file photo shows then U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (
“Appalled by the attack on former president Trump. Political violence is unacceptable in our democratic societies. Wishing him a full and swift recovery. We also extend our heartfelt sympathies to the families of the bystanders who lost their lives or were injured in the attack” the prime minister wrote on X.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also took to the social platform X, emphasizing that political violence has no place in democracy while expressing her condemnation of the attack.
“I am deeply shocked by the shooting during former president Trump’s campaign rally. I wish Donald Trump a speedy recovery and extend my condolences to the family of the innocent victim. Political violence has no place in a democracy,” von der Leyen stated via X.
In the meantime, Trump later posted this on his personal platform:
