Ivanka Trump declares 'I love you Dad, today and always' after Donald is shot in heinous assassination attempt

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Ivanka Trump expressed her love for her father and said she was praying for America after the horrific attempt on Donald Trump's life.

The former president's daughter thanked supporters and said she was 'praying for America' after the act of 'senseless violence'.

She also thanked the Secret Service for their response in taking down the gunman. 

'I love you Dad, today and always,' the former First Daughter wrote on X.

Ivanka added: 'Thank you for your love and prayers for my father and for the other victims of today's senseless violence in Butler, Pennsylvania.

'I am grateful to the Secret Service and all the other law enforcement officers for their quick and decisive actions today. I continue to pray for our country.  

Trump's younger daughter Tiffany thanked God for saving him.

Tiffany Trump said: 'The outpouring of love and support for my Dad is deeply appreciated. Thank you God for keeping my father alive.

'Political violence is never the answer. God bless the Secret Service and law enforcement who fearlessly intervened. Please include the families of the victims in your prayers.'

She added: 'As you saw today, my father is a fighter and he will continue to fight for you and the USA.'

Trump was the target of an assassination attempt as he spoke during a rally on Saturday. 

The former president, his ear covered in blood from a gunshot, was quickly pulled away by Secret Service agents.

A local prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead. The Secret Service said two spectators were critically injured.

Posting on his Truth Social media site about two and a half hours after the shooting, Trump said a bullet 'pierced the upper part of my right ear.'

He said: 'I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin.

'Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.'

It was the first time a president or presidential candidate has been shot since Ronald Reagan in 1981.

It comes amid a deeply polarized political atmosphere just four months from the presidential election and days before Trump is to be officially named the Republican nominee at his party's convention.

In a statement Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said: 'President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act.

'He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility."

The Secret Service said the suspected shooter fired from 'an elevated position outside of the rally venue.'

Trump is 'safe and being evaluated,' the agency said.

President Joe Biden said: 'There's no place in America for this type of violence. It's sick. It's sick.'

Donald Trump Jr. said he had spoken to his father on the phone and 'he is in great spirits.'

'He will never stop fighting to save America, no matter what the radical left throws at him," Trump Jr. said.