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00:00Sunday's apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump has prompted a wave of condemnation.
00:07Among those to denounce the incident was his rival, Kamala Harris.
00:11I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his
00:15property in Florida and I'm glad he is safe.
00:19Violence has no place in America.
00:22A sentiment echoed by her running mate, Tim Walz, who said, quote, violence has no place
00:27in our country, it is not who we are as a country.
00:31In a statement on social media, Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, said he was glad the Republican
00:36presidential candidate was safe, adding that he was in quote, good spirits.
00:42Sunday's incident appears, according to the FBI, to be the second assassination attempt
00:47against the former US president this year.
00:50At a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, back in July, Trump was grazed in the ear in a shooting
00:55that killed a member of the crowd and critically injured two.
01:00In the wake of Sunday's apparent assassination attempt, the former president's son, Eric
01:04Trump, expressed his fears of another attack, saying, quote, my father is running out of
01:09lives here.
01:10How many more rifles are going to come within assassination distance of my father?
01:16US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, praised the Secret Service for their, quote,
01:20quick response to ensure former President Trump's safety.
01:25It comes after the US Secret Service director resigned following the Butler shooting amid
01:29scrutiny of security lapses surrounding the attack.