Ivanka Trump expressed her love for her father and said she was praying for America following the horrific assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
The former president’s daughter thanked her supporters and said she was “praying for America” after the act of “senseless violence.”
He also thanked the Secret Service for their response in taking down the gunman.
“I love you dad, today and always,” the former First Daughter wrote on X.
Donald Trump with Ivanka when she was a child
Donald Trump visits his Scottish golf course Turnberry with Ivanka Trump on July 30, 2015
Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after being shot at a campaign rally Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Ivanka added: ‘Thank you for your love and prayers for my father and the other victims of today’s senseless violence in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I thank the Secret Service and all other law enforcement officers for their swift and decisive actions today. I continue to pray for our country.
Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany, thanked God for saving him.
Tiffany Trump said: “I deeply appreciate the outpouring of love and support my father has received. Thank you, God, for keeping him alive.”
“Political violence is never the answer. God bless the Secret Service and law enforcement who fearlessly intervened. Please include the families of the victims in your prayers.”
He added: “As you saw today, my father is a fighter and he will continue to fight for you and for America.”
Tiffany Trump said: ‘Thank God for keeping my father alive’
Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump attend the book launch celebration for “The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life” at Trump Tower on October 14, 2009 in New York City.
Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel Washington, DC, at the Old Post Office, July 23, 2014 in Washington, DC
Trump was the target of an assassination attempt while speaking at a rally on Saturday.
The former president, his ear covered in blood from a gunshot wound, was quickly carried away by Secret Service agents.
A local prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee were dead. The Secret Service said two spectators were seriously injured.
In a post on his social media site Truth Social about two and a half hours after the shooting, Trump said a bullet “pierced the top of my right ear.”
He said: ‘I knew immediately something was wrong because I heard a whistling sound, gunshots, and immediately felt the bullet go through the skin.
“There was a lot of bleeding and then I realized what was happening.”
It was the first time a president or presidential candidate was shot since Ronald Reagan in 1981.
President Donald Trump listens to his daughter Ivanka Trump speak during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport on November 2, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump during the season six finale of “The Apprentice” at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California
President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump walk toward Marine One before departing the White House June 13, 2017 in Washington, DC.
This comes amid a deeply polarized political atmosphere just four months before the presidential election and days before Trump is officially named the Republican nominee at his party’s convention.
In a statement, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said: ‘President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their swift action during this heinous act.
“He’s doing well and is being checked out at a local medical center.”
The Secret Service said the suspected shooter fired from “an elevated position outside the rally site.”
Trump is “safe and being evaluated,” the agency said.
President Joe Biden said: “There is no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick.”
Donald Trump Jr. said he had spoken to his father on the phone and that he was “in very good spirits.”
“He will never stop fighting to save America, no matter what the radical left throws at him,” Trump Jr. said.
