Donald Trump Dead And Funeral Searches Surge After Apparent Assassination Attempt Leaves Him Injured
Donald Trump was left injured and bloodied by a shooting at his rally suspected by authorities to be an assassination attempt on him, triggering a massive reaction across the internet.
Google searches for the phrases "Donald Trump dead," "Donald Trump funeral" and "Donald Trump death" each saw massive spikes Saturday after news broke that gunshots were fired at the former president's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The Trump campaign confirmed that the ex-POTUS was "fine" and was treated at a medical facility following the incident, the Associated Press reported.
TMZ reported, citing an unnamed source, that Trump was not shot, but his ear was injured by glass from his teleprompter after it was struck by a bullet.
In addition to the surge in Google searches, the presumptive Republican nominee and the rally shooting also dominated the trending topics list on X, formerly Twitter, with photos and video footage of Trump immediately after the incident going viral.
In footage shared by CNN of the incident, Trump stopped mid-speech on stage, grimaced and touched his ear right after the shots were fired.
He then got down to the floor as Secret Service agents immediately began covering and protecting him.
A few minutes after the gunshots stopped, Trump stood up with the help of his protection officers, who surrounded him and raised their hands to cover his head.
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Trump was seen with blood on his ear and face.
Before he was led off the stage by the Secret Service, Trump raised his fist and waved it while appearing to shout the word, "Fight." His supporters then stood and cheered for the presidential candidate.
The clip of Trump with his fist raised has since received at least 100 million views across multiple posts on X.
A rally attendee was fatally shot. The gunman, who was not a rallygoer, was killed by Secret Service agents, an unnamed official told the Associated Press.
Their names have not been disclosed as of this writing.
According to the outlet, the shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination of Trump.
