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Photos: Bloodied Trump rushed off stage after assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally before shots were fired and he was escorted off the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters![Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump seen, with blood dripping from his ear, inside the circle of Secret Service cover on the floor of the stage at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396224007-getty-images-2161922590.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump seen, with blood dripping from his ear, inside the circle of Secret Service cover on the floor of the stage at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![Secret Service officers cover Trump in response to the sound of shots that ripped through the rally as the Republican presidential candidate spoke.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396221007-getty-images-2161922155.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Secret Service officers cover Trump in response to the sound of shots that ripped through the rally as the Republican presidential candidate spoke.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![The Secret Service team kept Trump covered until they got the all-clear.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396225007-getty-images-2161922385.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Secret Service team kept Trump covered until they got the all-clear.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesRepublican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is assisted by Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Brendan McDermid, ReutersFormer President Donald Trump is assisted by Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out during his reelection campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.
Brendan McDermid/ReutersOnce the Secret Service team got the all-clear, they brought Trump to his feet again.
Brendan McDermid/ReutersStill surrounding the former president, Secret Service officers helped Trump up, with blood on his ear and face visible.
Brendan McDermid/ReutersThe cluster of Secret Service officers began to move Trump from the stage.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters![Blood was visible from Trump's ear as the Secret Service still surrounded him to begin to move off the stage.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396392007-getty-images-2161923017.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Blood was visible from Trump's ear as the Secret Service still surrounded him to begin to move off the stage.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![The Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, raised a fist through the scrum of Secret Service as they hurried him off the stage.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396127007-getty-images-2161922021.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, raised a fist through the scrum of Secret Service as they hurried him off the stage.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump raised his fist to the air as Secret Service officers guide him off the stage.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396226007-getty-images-2161922065.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump raised his fist to the air as Secret Service officers guide him off the stage.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396128007-getty-images-2161922386.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![A Secret Service officer holds the red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap Trump was wearing before the shots rang out as the team guide him down the stairs.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396130007-getty-images-2161922277.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Secret Service officer holds the red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap Trump was wearing before the shots rang out as the team guide him down the stairs.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![Trump supporters are seen covered with blood in the stands after guns were fired at Republican candidate Donald Trump at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/14/USAT/74396918007-getty-images-2161343915.jpg?width=660&height=427&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Trump supporters are seen covered with blood in the stands after guns were fired at Republican candidate Donald Trump at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.
Rebecca Droke/AFP Via Getty Images![A person is removed by state police from the stands after guns were fired at the Trump campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396615007-getty-images-2161339218.jpg?width=660&height=451&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A person is removed by state police from the stands after guns were fired at the Trump campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.
REBECCA DROKE/AFP Via Getty Images![Members of the crowd are seen taking cover at the rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396672007-getty-images-2161925664.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Members of the crowd are seen taking cover at the rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![People in a bar outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, watch the news after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the rally in Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396227007-getty-images-2161330232.jpg?width=660&height=438&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
People in a bar outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, watch the news after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the rally in Pennsylvania.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, AFP Via Getty Images![A member of the media watches the news on their phone ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396396007-getty-images-2161329871.jpg?width=660&height=418&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A member of the media watches the news on their phone ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Angela Weiss, AFP Via Getty Images![A law enforcement officer in action during Trump's rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396394007-getty-images-2161923005.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A law enforcement officer in action during Trump's rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump again pumps his fist as he is rushed into car after the shooting at a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396614007-getty-images-2161925411.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump again pumps his fist as he is rushed into car after the shooting at a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![Law enforcement officers move during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/13/USAT/74396395007-getty-images-2161922726.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Law enforcement officers move during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images![People watch the news on television inside a bar on July 13, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage of his rally in Pennsylvania after shots were fired.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/14/USAT/74396935007-getty-images-2161344114.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
People watch the news on television inside a bar on July 13, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage of his rally in Pennsylvania after shots were fired.
Angela Weiss, AFP Via Getty Images![People watch the news of the shooting at the Trump rally on television inside a bar on July 13, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/14/USAT/74396933007-getty-images-2161343774.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
People watch the news of the shooting at the Trump rally on television inside a bar on July 13, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Angela Weiss, AFP Via Getty Images![People inside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, watch the news on their phone after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage of his rally in Pennsylvania.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/14/USAT/74396937007-getty-images-2161333437.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
People inside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, watch the news on their phone after hearing that Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage of his rally in Pennsylvania.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP Via Getty Images![People watch news of a possible assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Carson's on July 13, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The former president was rushed off the stage by Secret Service after being injured during the incident.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/14/USAT/74396925007-getty-images-2161923083.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
People watch news of a possible assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Carson's on July 13, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The former president was rushed off the stage by Secret Service after being injured during the incident.
Michael M. Santiago, Getty ImagesRepublican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures as he is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Brendan McDermid, ReutersSecurity personnel inspect the site after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters![Yammi Santa Cruz hugs Dina Coury after they watched a video of former President Donald Trump being shot in the ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The supporters gathered across the bridge from Mar-a-Lago on July 13, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.](/https/www.news-leader.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/14/USAT/74398201007-usatsi-23738263.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Yammi Santa Cruz hugs Dina Coury after they watched a video of former President Donald Trump being shot in the ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The supporters gathered across the bridge from Mar-a-Lago on July 13, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.
Greg Lovett, The Palm Beach Post Via USA TODAY NetworkA screen is pictured at Fox headquarters in New York after former President and presidential candidate Donald Trump was injured when shots were fired during a campaign rally held in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
David Dee Delgado, ReutersThe stage is pictured after multiple shots rang out and Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Penn., on July 13, 2024.
Brendan McDermid, Reuters