The world was thrown into shock on Saturday when news broke of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania by a 20-year-old man who the FBI has identified as Matthew Crooks.
A day after the incident, President Tinubu joined world leaders to decry the attack, saying violence has no place in democracy.
In his reaction, President Tinubu described the assassination attempt as a distasteful attack.
“The attack on former President Donald Trump is distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms. Violence has no place in democracy,” he said on X.
“I extend my sympathies to the former President and wish him relief. I also condole with the family of the deceased and those wounded and wish them a quick recovery.”
According to the President, Nigeria stands in solidarity with the US at this time.
Also, US President Joe Biden condemned the assassination attempt against Trump, saying there’s no place in America for political violence.
“It’s sick,” he said. “We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot condone this.”
Biden said that “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting, Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.” He said he had been unable to reach Trump before his remarks, but the White House said he did speak to Trump several hours later.
“We cannot allow this to be happening,” Biden said. “The idea that there’s violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Similarly, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was “deeply shocked” by the attack.
“Political violence has no place in a democracy,” she said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the shooting “despicable” and said “such acts of violence threaten democracy.”
French President Emmanuel Macron called the assassination a “tragedy for our democracies.”
“France shares the shock and indignation of the American people,” said Macron.
Russia called on the United States to “take stock” of its “policies of incitement to hatred,” while using the assassination attempt to denounce Washington’s military support for Ukraine.
“Perhaps it would be better to use this money to fund the American police and other services that are supposed to ensure law and order in the United States?” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “appalled to learn about the shooting” and wished Trump a “speedy recovery.”
“Such violence has no justification and no place anywhere in the world. Never should violence prevail,” he said.
Also, China’s Xi Jinping expressed his “compassion and sympathy” for Trump, with a foreign ministry spokesman saying Beijing was “closely following” the incident.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “deeply concerned by the attack on my friend.”
“Violence has no place in politics and democracies,” said Modi.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also spoke out against political attacks, saying “we must stand firm against any form of violence that challenges democracy.”
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te offered his “sincere condolences” to the shooting victims.
“Political violence of any form is never acceptable in our democracies,” he said.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said it was “with great relief that we receive the news that former President Donald Trump is fine and well after the attempt to assassinate him.”
“Together with all democracy loving peoples around the world, we condemn all forms of political violence. The voice of the people must always remain supreme,” Marcos said.
Argentina’s President Javier Milei blamed the “international left” after the assassination attempt.
“In panic of losing at the polls, they resort to terrorism to impose their backward and authoritarian agenda,” said the populist president.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the shooting “must be strongly condemned by all defenders of democracy and political dialogue.”
Chilean President Gabriel Boric expressed his “unqualified condemnation” of the shooting.
“Violence is a threat to democracies and weakens our life together. We must all reject it,” said Boric.
Colombia expressed its “solidarity with the United States at this difficult time.”
“As a country that has suffered from violence, we reaffirm that it has no place in the political and electoral debate,” the government said.
In Bolivia, President Luis Arce said “despite our deep ideological and political differences, violence, wherever it comes from, must always be rejected by everyone.”
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and his wife Sara “were shocked by the apparent attack on President Trump”.
“We pray for his safety and speedy recovery,” Netanyahu said.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi described the shooting as a “treacherous incident.”
Sisi wished the US “election campaigns to continue in a peaceful and healthy atmosphere, free of any manifestations of terrorism, violence or hatred.”
Meanwhile, Donald Trump called for national unity in the face of the evil attack against him.
Trump said “We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness,” the former president posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday.
“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win.”
The former US President added: “It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening” and that he looked “forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin.”
