
Reacting to the news, Elon Musk said, "Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate. Either way, the SS (Secret Service) leadership must resign."
Donald Trump's potential running mate JD Vance has said the "rhetoric" of US President Joe Biden's reelection campaign had "led directly" to what he called an "attempted assassination" of the Republican candidate.
"Today is not just some isolated incident," he wrote on X.
"The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President donald trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination," he added.
"Political violence in any form has no place in our societies and my thoughts are with all the victims of this attack," the newly-elected premier posted on X.
The Secret service said that multiple shots came from 'elevated position' outside trump rally venue in Butler. "During former President Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13 at around 6:15 p.m., a suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue," it said in an official statement.

