Moment Ex-Us Prez Donald Trump Was Attacked At Rally: WATCH

Trump had blood on his ear and pumped his fist, appearing to mouth the words "Fight! Fight! Fight!" before he left the stage.

Donald Trump was delivering his speech when several gunshots were heard (Image: X/)

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Shots were fired at former US President Donald Trump's rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, sparking panic in the crowd. The Republican presidential candidate was promptly escorted off the stage, with his campaign saying he was "fine" and the Secret Service saying he was "safe." Trump had blood on his ear as he pumped his fist, appearing to mouth the words "Fight! Fight! Fight!", before being escorted off stage.

Two people died in the firing, including the shooter, and the Secret Service was investigating the shooting as an assassination attempt, news agency Reuters reported quoting a source.

#WATCH | Gunfire at Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania (USA). He was escorted to a vehicle by the US Secret Service

"The former President is safe and further information will be released when available' says the US Secret Service.

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A video capturing the moment the horrifying incident took place, shows Trump was delivering his speech amongst a huge crowd of his supporters when gunshots are heard.

After the first couple of couple of rounds of firing, a confused Trump grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium to take cover. Secret Service agents promptly swarmed and covered the former president, as a visibly confused and scared crowd behind them also ducked to dodge any bullet.

Trump emerged about a minute later, with his red "Make America Great Again" hat knocked off. He could be seen mouthing "wait, wait," before agents ushered him into a waiting vehicle.

An audience member was shot dead, and another person was in critical condition, a Washington Post reporter said on social media, citing the Butler County district attorney.

As per media reports, The identity of the shooter and their motive was not immediately clear. 

"President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow," his spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement.

Later, Donald Trump said he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear".

"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin...Much bleeding took place, so I realised then what was happening" the former president posted on his Truth Social account.

Notably, the shooting occurred less than four months before the November 5 election, when Trump is set to face an electoral rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden. Leading Republicans and Democrats quickly condemned the violence.