MS leaders express support and prayers after apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump

Mississippi leaders asked for prayers Saturday night after an apparent assassination attempt at a rally for the former president in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump.

A series of loud bangs rang out, then Secret Service agents attacked the former president, whose ear and face appeared to be bloody. A Trump spokesman said The former president “is doing well and is being evaluated at a local medical facility.”

A gunman and a person attending the rally are dead, The Associated Press reported. Much about the chaos remained unclear. Authorities have not identified the suspected gunman or said what type of weapon was fired.

Governor. Tate Reeves posted on social media on Saturday evening asking for prayers for the former president.

“Pray for the Trump family!” Reeves wrote“Pray for those attending the rally! And please…pray for America!”

“Prayers for President Trump,” Senator Roger Wicker Posted“I’m glad he was able to leave.”

Rep. Mike Ezell, the former sheriff of Jackson County who represents South Mississippi in Congress, thanked the first responders and intelligence service “for their quick action.”

He said he and his wife are “praying for President Trump.”

President Joe Biden and Democrats across the country condemned the violence and expressed relief that Trump did not appear to have been seriously injured.

“Political violence is wrong, no matter where or when,” said Brandon Presley, a Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Reeves in the governor’s race last year. wrote on social media.

Republican state Rep. Kevin Felsher, who represents parts of Harrison County, condemned the scenes at the rally and offered his support to Trump.

“Pray that our country can be a place where civilized discourse can take place without violence,” he wrote on Facebook. “We are better than this.”

This is a developing story and may be updated.