Politicians and high-profile celebrities rushed to offer support for ex-President Donald Trump after he was injured in an apparent assassination attempt during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was the first Republican to put out a statement in the moments after the party’s presumptive presidential nominee was rushed off the stage with blood streaming from his ear.
“Praying for President Trump,” Johnson simply wrote on X.
Actor Russell Brand, who hosts a conspiracy podcast, speculated the attack was brought on by Trump’s fall from grace in the media.
“Assassination attempt. Either the endless vilification provoked this or something yet more sinister is happening,” the “Trolls” star wrote on x.