Published on 17/07/2024
President Museveni has condemned the assassination attempt targeting former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump who was hit in the ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The suspected shooter, identified by the FBI as 20-year Thomas Matthew Crooks, was reportedly swiftly killed by Secret Service agents at the scene.
On Tuesday, Museveni joined global leaders to extend concerns and condemn the attack, which he described as cowardly and despicable.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Uganda, and on my own behalf, I wish to convey our deep and heartfelt sympathies to His Excellency. At the same time, I condemn this despicable and cowardly assassination attempt that put his life and that of his supporters at risk,” Museveni said on X.
“As freedom fighters and peace-lovers, we condemn political violence because it threatens democracy wherever it manifests. I wish His Excellency and all those injured a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with them,” he added.
Museveni joins a list of global leaders including his counterparts in Canada, France, India, China, Russia, who have similarly condemned the assassination attempt on the former US President.
Following the incident, US President, Joe Biden urged Americans to “lower the temperature” and to resolve differences without shedding blood.
“We cannot allow this violence to be normalised,” Biden said.
U.S. authorities are still investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism.
