Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the Russian leader does not plan to call the Republican presidential hopeful in the wake of the shooting
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin does not intend to call Donald Trump after Saturday’s attempt on the US Republican presidential frontrunner’s life. He added that Moscow “strongly condemns any forms of political violence,” and extends its condolences to the family of the spectator who was killed in the shooting.
Several shots were fired at Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in an apparent assassination attempt. A bullet grazed the politician’s right ear, a person in the crowd was fatally shot, and two more were seriously injured. The GOP hopeful was whisked off stage by Secret Service agents within seconds, and moved to a “safe” place. Authorities later reported that the 20-year-old suspected shooter, who had presumably taken up position on a nearby rooftop, was shot and killed.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Peskov stressed that the Kremlin does not believe that the Biden administration was behind Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump. He noted, however, that the “atmosphere that was created by this administration during the political struggle… around Trump has led to what America has faced today.”
The Kremlin spokesman also expressed hope that the people injured in the incident would fully recover.
