Trump shooting live updates: Trump praises Secret Service, says Biden call was 'very nice'
Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Secret Service agents swarmed Trump and ducked behind the podium. Blood could be seen on his right ear of Trump as agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting vehicle to whisk him away.
Trump is "fine," a spokesperson said. The alleged shooter is dead. One spectator was killed and two were hurt, officials said.
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Jul 15, 5:20 AM
King Charles sends Trump private letter
King Charles wrote a private letter to former President Donald Trump on Sunday, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
The correspondence was delivered via the U.K. Embassy in Washington, D.C., the palace said on Monday.
"We do not divulge contents of such private correspondence, but safe to surmise that the sentiments are in keeping with those communicated by the PM," the palace said, a reference to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The prime minister said Sunday he was "appalled" by the assassination attempt.
-ABC News' Zoe Magee
Jul 15, 12:16 AM
Trump praises Secret Service, says Biden call was 'very nice'
Former President Donald Trump praised Secret Service agents who acted quickly to protect him and get him offstage following the attempt on his life at his Saturday rally in Pennsylvania.
"They did a fantastic job," he said in an interview with the New York Post on Sunday.
Reflecting on the shooting, Trump said, "I'm not supposed to be here, I'm supposed to be dead."
Trump praised the crowd at his rally for how they reacted in the moment.
"A lot of places, especially soccer games, you hear a single shot, everybody runs. Here there were many shots and they stayed," he said, adding, "I love them. They are such great people."
In the interview, which the Post reported also included a reporter from the Washington Examiner, Trump addressed the call he received from President Joe Biden saying it was "very nice."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who the Post reported was on the flight with Trump, said of the former president, "He feels like he has a new lease on life."
Jul 14, 11:59 PM
FBI investigation remains very active, still no motive
The FBI says its investigation into the assassination attempt on former Donald Trump remains very active.
An official who spoke to ABC News late Sunday night said that while the evidence currently points toward a lone wolf shooter, the FBI will not be comfortable until they fully exploit the suspect's phone and dig deeper into his life.
In a statement Sunday night, the FBI said in a statement it "continues to conduct logical investigative activity to determine if there were any co-conspirators associated with this attack."
Additionally, the FBI said a motive for the shooting still has not been identified.
-ABC News' Pierre Thomas
Jul 14, 9:59 PM
Trump will deliver 'whole different speech' at RNC after shooting
A day after being grazed by a bullet in an attempted assassination, former president Donald Trump said he plans to take advantage of the moment and deliver a message of unity to meet the moment.
In a new interview with the , Trump indicated he plans to shift his convention speech intended for Thursday evening away from rallying his base against President Joe Biden to now attempting to draw the country together.
"The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger," Trump said as he boarded his flight en route to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. "Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now."
"It is a chance to bring the country together. I was given that chance," Trump added.
He said that many people from the political spectrum have called him over the past 24 hours and described the moment he turned his head on stage to look at the screen, which ultimately could have saved his life.
"That reality is just setting in," Trump said. "I rarely look away from the crowd. Had I not done that in that moment, well, we would not be talking today, would we?"
The world has now seen the image of the former president raising his fist with blood on his ear, and Trump said he did that because he wanted the country to know he was going to be OK. He wanted the Pennsylvania crowd to know that "America goes on, we go forward, that we are strong."
Trump recalled, "The energy coming from the people there in that moment, they just stood there; it’s hard to describe what that felt like, but I knew the world was looking. I knew that history would judge this, and I knew I had to let them know we are OK."
-ABC News’ Kelsey Walsh
Jul 14, 9:41 PM
Trump underwent a precautionary CT scan after shooting: Sources
Former President Donald Trump underwent a precautionary CT scan after he was shot on the upper ear during his campaign event Saturday, sources told ABC News.
The scan came back clear, sources said.
Trump is in Milwaukee Sunday ahead of the Republican National Convention that begins Monday.
-ABC News' Aaron Katersky
Jul 14, 9:38 PM
Rep. Ronny Jackson claims Trump is 'unfazed' by assassination attempt
Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, who says his nephew was injured while in the crowd during Trump’s Saturday rally, told ABC News Trump is "completely unfazed" by the assassination attempt.
"He's normal Trump," Jackson said in Milwaukee Sunday night, adding that the former president is "really motivated and fired up" after the shooting.
Jackson also said Trump was feeling good about being in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.
"He could have not come today based on what happened yesterday, but he wants to make sure that we stick to the schedule. He committed to some stuff today, and he's here," he said.
Jul 14, 8:44 PM
Suspected rally gunman was member of local shooting club
The man suspected of taking aim at former President Donald Trump Saturday night was a member of a local shooting club, counsel for the club confirms to ABC News.
Thomas Crooks belonged to Clairton Sportsmen's Club, in Clairton, Pennsylvania, roughly 12 miles south of Pittsburgh, which has a variety of shooting ranges.
"I can confirm that Mr. Crooks was a member of Clairton Sportsmen's Club," Robert S. Bootay III, attorney for the club, said in a statement.
"Beyond that, the Club is unable to make any additional commentary in relation to this matter in light of pending law enforcement investigations," Bootay continued.
"Obviously, the Club fully admonishes the senseless act of violence that occurred yesterday. The Club also offers its sincerest condolences to the Comperatore family and extends prayers to all of those injured including the former President," he said.
-ABC News' Sasha Pezenik
Jul 14, 8:23 PM
Biden says politics can never become a 'killing field' after Trump rally shooting
President Joe Biden spoke directly to the nation Sunday, saying the political landscape cannot be a "killing field" after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump Saturday.
"Disagreement is inevitable in American democracy," Biden said, adding, "It’s part of human nature."
"But politics must never be a literal battlefield or God forbid, a killing field," Biden continued.
"I believe politics ought to be an arena for peaceful debate, to pursue justice, to make decisions guided by the Declaration of Independence and our constitution we stand for in America, not of extremism and fury, but of decency and grace," Biden added.
During his address, Biden said that he spoke on the phone with Trump following the attack and that he's "grateful" Trump was not seriously injured and doing well.
Biden ended his speech with a call for unity, saying, "Let's remember we are the United States of America."
"There is nothing, nothing, nothing beyond our capacity when we do it together," he added.
Jul 14, 8:19 PM
Donald Trump photographed in Milwaukee ahead of RNC
Former President Donald Trump was photographed as he disembarked from his plane that landed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sunday.
Trump can be seen in the photos with his fist raised on the plane's stairs.
The former president is in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention that is set to kick off Monday, just two days after an assassination attempt on Saturday.
During the attack at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Trump was wounded by a gunshot to the top of his right ear. He was treated at a local hospital after the attack.
Jul 14, 7:34 PM
FBI in possession of 3 firearms from campaign event shooting: Sources
Law enforcement sources tell ABC News that the FBI is currently in possession of three firearms from Saturday’s shooting and defense of the former president.
The firearms include one belonging to the shooter, one belonging to the Secret Service agent who shot and killed the shooter and the other belonging to a Butler County Sheriff’s Deputy who was involved in the shooting.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
