Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | President Yoweri Museveni has expressed sympathies and condemned the assassination attempt on former US President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The incident occurred on Saturday at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was struck in the ear. Tragically, a bystander was killed during the attack.
The suspected assailant, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was reportedly shot and killed by Secret Service agents at the scene.
On Tuesday, Museveni in his message, joined other world leaders in condemning the attack, calling it cowardly and despicable. He extended his condolences to the family that lost their loved one during the attack and reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and security during political processes.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Uganda, and on my own behalf, I wish to convey our deep and heartfelt sympathies to His Excellency. At the same time, I condemn this despicable and cowardly assassination attempt that put his life and that of his supporters at risk,” President Museveni said on X (formerly Twitter).
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“As freedom fighters and peace-lovers, we condemn political violence because it threatens democracy wherever it manifests. I wish His Excellency and all those injured a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with them,” he added.
Museveni’s condemnation aligns with the sentiments of leaders from Canada, France, India, China, and Russia, who have similarly denounced the assassination attempt on the former US President Donald Trump.
Following the incident, US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “lower the temperature” and resolve differences without shedding blood.
“We cannot allow this violence to be normalised,” Biden said.
U.S. authorities are still investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism.
