Donald Trump's eldest boy laid nan blasted for Saturday's rally shooting astatine nan feet of nan extremist near but promised that it would not extremity his begetter from campaigning.
It came hours aft gunshots were fired astatine nan erstwhile president during a rally successful Pennsylvania, upending what was already an bonzer run season.
Investigations proceed but Donald Trump Jr. suggested location was nary uncertainty who was down nan evident assassination attempt.
'I conscionable said to my begetter connected nan telephone and he is successful awesome spirits,' he said.
'He will ne'er extremity fighting to prevention America, nary matter what nan extremist near throws astatine him.'
Donald Trump Jr. said his begetter would support fighting for America contempt nan shooting
Earlier, President Joe Biden said successful beforehand of nan cameras to condemn nan shooting.
'There's nary spot successful America this benignant of violence. It's sick. It's sick,' he said.
'It's 1 of nan reasons we person to merge this country.'
The erstwhile president was successful afloat formation astatine his rally successful Pennsylvania erstwhile shots were heard.
Trump grabbed his correct receptor pinch his correct hand, past brought his manus down to look astatine it earlier dropping to his knees down nan podium earlier Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him.
More shots could beryllium heard connected nan unrecorded video provender earlier nan words 'shooter down.'
Trump sewage to his feet, pinch humor visible beneath his correct ear. His reddish 'Make America Great Again' headdress has been knocked disconnected successful nan chaos.
President Joe Biden addresses nan shooting astatine a Donald Trump run rally
But his supporters were shouted to spot him raise a fist successful defiance.
The run was already historic, pinch a 78-year-old taking connected an 81-year-old successful a conflict of nan seniors.
Biden has been fighting for his governmental life aft a stumbling statement capacity successful Atlanta, Georgia past month, taking nan governmental segment into uncharted territory.
That was moreover earlier Trump's rally was interrupted by a gunman.
The Biden run said it was suspending outgoing communications and was trying to propulsion TV adverts.