Trump rushed off stage after apparent gunshots fired at PA rally

Ryan Famuliner

Ryan Famuliner Jun 13, 2025

Jul 15, 2024

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                <h1>Trump rushed off stage after apparent gunshots fired at PA rally</h1>
                <h2><p>PBS News Hour reports that former President Donald Trump’s campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.

Video of the incident quickly spread on social media Saturday afternoon, showing</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/ryan-famuliner/">Ryan Famuliner</a></p> 
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            <p>PBS News Hour reports <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-escorted-away-by-secret-service-after-bangs-heard-at-pennsylvania-rally?ref=cascadepbs.org">that former President Donald Trump’s campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after being whisked off the stage at</a> a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.</p><p>Video of the incident quickly spread on social media Saturday afternoon, showing Trump grabbing his ear before falling to the ground and being surrounded by Secret Service agents. He later arose with blood on the side of his face before being escorted off stage.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former President Donald Trump was whisked away by the Secret Service during his campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots were heard in the crowd.<br><br>Trump turned to the crowd and raised a fist after the incident, with visible blood on his face. After… <a href="https://t.co/Lvj14Yg5qu?ref=cascadepbs.org">pic.twitter.com/Lvj14Yg5qu</a></p>— PBS News (@NewsHour) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/1812268337847824869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=cascadepbs.org">July 13, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>Check <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/?ref=cascadepbs.org">the PBS News Hour homepage</a> for the latest <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-updates-suspected-gunman-1-attendee-dead-after-shots-fired-at-trump-rally?ref=cascadepbs.org">live updates</a> on this developing story, or <a href="https://x.com/NewsHour?ref=cascadepbs.org">follow them on X</a>.</p>
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PBS News Hour reports that former President Donald Trump’s campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.

Video of the incident quickly spread on social media Saturday afternoon, showing Trump grabbing his ear before falling to the ground and being surrounded by Secret Service agents. He later arose with blood on the side of his face before being escorted off stage.

Former President Donald Trump was whisked away by the Secret Service during his campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots were heard in the crowd.

Trump turned to the crowd and raised a fist after the incident, with visible blood on his face. After… pic.twitter.com/Lvj14Yg5qu
— PBS News (@NewsHour) July 13, 2024

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By Ryan Famuliner

Ryan Famuliner is Cascade PBS's director of digital news. Previously he was news director at KBIA in Columbia, Mo. He was also an associate professional practice professor at University of Missouri.