• Ruto, in a statement, termed the assassination attempt as a heinous act.
• The former US President, who is seeking a second term, said it was unbelievable that such a thing could happen in America.
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President William Ruto has condemned the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump.
Ruto, in a statement, termed the assassination attempt as a heinous act.
"I extend my deepest sympathies to President Trump, his family, and the families of the victims of this shocking, heinous act," he said.
Ruto reaffirmed Kenya's shared ideals with the United States as he wished Trump a speedy recovery.
"In these troubling times, I take this opportunity to recommit to the democratic ideals we share with the people of the United States of America," he said.
President Ruto's remarks come about two days after Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The former US President, who is seeking a second term, said it was unbelievable that such a thing could happen in America.
He said a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear in the shooting incident.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear... Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. God Bless America!” he said.
A male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service after the assassination attempt on Trump at the event.
The attacker killed one spectator at the rally, and two others were critically injured, according to the Secret Service.
On Tuesday, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni joined a growing list of world leaders in condemning Saturday’s attempted assassination.
Museveni conveyed “deep and heartfelt sympathies” to Trump on his and the country’s behalf.
Twenty-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified as the shooter.
He was shot dead by the Secret Service seconds after the attempted assassination from the rooftop of a nearby building, some 150 meters away from the Trump event.
“As freedom fighters and peace-lovers, we condemn political violence because it threatens democracy wherever it manifests. I wish His Excellency and all those injured a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with them,” Museveni said.
US President Joe Biden condemned the attempted assassination of his competitor at the forthcoming polls saying there’s no place for violence in American history.
“We cannot, we must not go down this road in America. We have travelled it before throughout our history, violence has never been the answer,” Biden said in a video message to Americans.