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Wednesday , November 4 2026

Trump shooting ‘a horrific and heinous act’ – Taoiseach

The attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump on Saturday was “truly shocking” and must be condemned, the taoiseach (Irish PM) has said.

Mr Trump was shot in the right ear as he addressed supporters at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

The US Secret Service confirmed a bystander had been killed and two others are in hospital in a critical condition.

The attacker, who has been named by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was also shot dead.

Taoiseach Simon Harris told BBC News NI’s Sunday Politics programme it was a “horrific and heinous criminal act”.

He also welcomed news that Mr Trump had spoken with President Joe Biden in the aftermath of the incident.


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