Polish President Andrzej Duda has called the apparent attempt to kill Donald Trump “a shocking moment not just for America but for the whole free and democratic world.”
“Together with your loved ones and all the people of good will, I thank God for saving your life,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“I wish you a speedy recovery and hope that the sustained injuries are not serious and that you will fully recover soon,” he continued.
Conservative Duda visited Trump in New York in April, with both men stressing their close friendship with one another.
The visit drew considerable criticism in Poland, where many fear that a renewed Trump presidency could lead to reduced US support for Ukraine as it fights against an ongoing Russian invasion, thus endangering the security not just of Poland itself but of all of Europe.
Duda himself has strongly condemned the Russian invasion, though he in February provoked some consternation over remarks suggesting that Crimea might have to remain under Russian rule. The Crimean Peninsula, a Ukrainian region, was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Baerbock says Trump attack marks ‘dark hours’ for US democracy
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she was deeply shocked by the news of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, which signals “dark hours” for American democracy.
“Violence must never become a means of political conflict, for any reason whatsoever,” the minister wrote wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“In democracies, elections are decided by ballot papers and not by weapons. In these dark hours for American democracy, my thoughts are with the victims of the attack. I wish Donald Trump and the other injured people a speedy recovery,” Baerbock added.
Source: DW.com
