SEOUL, July 14 (AJU PRESS) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced the assassination attempt on former United States President Donald Trump, calling it "horrible political violence" and wished him a speedy recovery.
Trump, who is pursuing his second term in the White House, was shot in his right ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (local time). The former U.S. president was a few days away from being selected as the Republican representative for the presidential election scheduled in November.
President Yoon uploaded a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday and said: "I am appalled by the horrible political violence. I wish former President Trump a speedy recovery." He also said that the people of Korea stand united with the American people.
The Presidential Office's spokesperson Kim Soo-kyung also released an additional statement, saying that the South Korean government denounces any form of political violence. She added that the news of the attack on Trump was immediately delivered to President Yoon, who expressed his regret and wished the former U.S. president a quick recovery.
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Park Sae-jin
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