Trump attack: M7 condemns US election violence, says assassination attempt threatens democracy

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has condemned electoral violence in the US presidential election, days after former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during a campaign rally.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, President Museveni said through his official x account: “I have learned of an attempt to assassinate His Excellency Donald Trump during his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13, 2024. On behalf of the government and people of Uganda and on my own behalf, I would like to express our deep and heartfelt condolences to His Excellency.”

“At the same time, I condemn this despicable and cowardly assassination attempt which puts his life and the lives of his supporters at risk,” President Museveni said.

“I also express my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones. As freedom fighters and peace lovers, we condemn political violence as it threatens democracy wherever it appears. I wish your Excellency and all the injured a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with them,” President Museveni said.

Donald Trump, 45^day The President of the United States, whose term of office is from 2017 to 2021, announced on November 15, 2022 that he would run in the 2024 US presidential election, seeking a non-consecutive second term as president.

He formally accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024, and announced Ohio Young U.S. Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate and running mate.

The United States and Uganda have had good bilateral relations since 1960. Museveni After Uganda came to power, the United States welcomed his efforts to end human rights violations and introduce economic reforms. Uganda is a staunch supporter of the global war on terror.

In 2021, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 48,830 people died from gun injuries in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number includes gun homicides and gun suicides, as well as three less common types of gun-related deaths that the CDC tracks.