Former President Trump was rushed off stage after loud popping sounds
Watch the moment that President Donald Trump was rushed off stage after loud popping sounds rang out at Pennsylvania rally.
Delaware’s congressional delegation and political leaders have denounced the violence at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump was rushed off the stage after apparent gunshots rang out, and appeared to have blood on his ear and cheek.
A Trump spokesperson said the former president is “fine” but seeing doctors at a nearby medical facility. The shooter and one other person are reported dead.
President Joe Biden, who is in Rehoboth Beach, in a statement, said, “I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.“Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it,” Biden said.
The president’s campaign said it is pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down all of its television ads as quickly as possible following the shooting.
“Political violence is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in our democratic process,” U.S. Sen. Tom Carper posted on X. “While we await more information about what unfolded this evening in Butler, Pennsylvania, I’m praying for the safety of all those in attendance today.”
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U.S. Sen. Chris Coons echoed Carper’s statement, posting on X that “political violence has no place in our country.”
“I’m relieved to hear the former president is safe, and I’m thankful for the swift reaction of the Secret Service and law enforcement,” Coons wrote.
U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester posted on X that she was “grateful” to hear that Trump is safe, and thanked law enforcement for their quick action. Secret Service members could be seen tackling Trump to the ground and evacuating the rally.
“There is no place for political violence in our country,” she wrote.
Delaware’s top local officials also condemned the violence at the rally.
Gov. John Carney asked followers on X to pray for Trump and the rally attendees, writing that political violence “is completely unacceptable and an affront to our country’s values.”
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer posted on X that “violence under any circumstance is unacceptable. Praying that everyone is safe.”
“There is no place for political violence in this country,” Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long wrote. “I am praying for former President Trump, and all the attendees at his rally. I am grateful for the law enforcement officers who quickly responded to this tragedy.”
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Delaware Valley picked up five bonus point wins to take a 40-29 home dual win over High Point in Frenchtown.
Luke Cyphert started the dual at 215 with a pin over High Point’s Kaleb DeFalco. Julian Bednar (120), and Tristian Fawthrop (132) also won via pin.
Oliver Paul gave the Terriers (3-0) five points off a 21-6 tech over John McCarthy at 175, Michael Hasson took a 23-7 tech over Tyler Brarman at 144 and state qualifier Sebastian Dobak earned a 7-1 decision over Gerard Empirio at 150. Vincent Rainey outlasted Thomas Jaust at 113 for a 7-4 sudden victory win.
Trey Falkenstein picked up a forfeit at 138 to make it a four match sweep for Del Val between 132 and 150.
Luke Tompkins recorded a pin for the Wildcats (1-1) at 157 while Jack Kitchart picked up a pin at 190. Region 1 third place finisher Gavin Mericle took a 2-1 decision win over Luken Alberdi at 285, Logan Takach recorded a 7-3 decision over Tanner Donaruma at 126 and Jayden Ruplall earned five points at 165 with a 17-1 tech over Rylan Bush.
Primo Maschio won the $110,000 DSBF series championship for sophomore male pacers Thursday at Bally’s Dover
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DOVER — Following decisive wins in both preliminary legs, Primo Maschio dug deep to head off Lew Not Lou for a 1:52.3 triumph in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series championship for 3-year-old male pacers on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Bally’s Dover.
Primo Maschio and driver Trae Porter landed second-over on the first turn behind Shore Not Beach (driven by Pat Berry), who worked to clear early leader Lew Not Lou (Jason Thompson) for the lead at the end of a :27 first quarter. Left uncovered off the first turn, Primo Maschio drove on to assume control of the terms with a circuit to go, and the Badlands Hanover-Primadonna gelding rolled to the half in :55.
Up the backstretch and through the far turn, Primo Maschio faced sustained pressure from Lew Not Lou, who re-emerged from third to force a :28.2 third quarter and pose an even bigger threat off the home turn.
“I was a little worried,” said Porter of Lew Not Lou taking aim at Primo Maschio off the corner. “He got to my saddle pad, but as soon as we got to the top of the stretch, my colt dug in deeper. He’s such a nice horse.”
Primo Maschio kept Lew Not Lou a neck at bay while Shore Not Beach stayed on from the pocket to finish third, just a length shy of the top pair.
Walter Callahan trains Primo Maschio, now a 19-time winner with $414,618 in earnings from 27 career starts, for Forrest Bartlett. As the overwhelming 1-10 favorite, Primo Maschio paid $2.20 to win.
Tommy Denvir scored a game-high 30 points for Delaware Valley in its 61-51 win over Bernards in Alexandria.
Delaware Valley (2-0) led 40-27 at halftime against Bernards.
Lochlyn Marsh scored 12 points for Delaware Valley. Peter Dubljevic had eight points.
Ryan Frame and Richie Jobs each scored 16 points for Bernards (0-3). Ricky Giebel tallied 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals. Casey Hoeckele recorded 12 rebounds with four points and three blocks.
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