‘The election is over’: Celebrities react to Donald Trump assassination attempt

Following the attempt on Donald Trump’s life this weekend at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, celebrities have been reacting to the shooting on social media.  

The former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee said he was hit in the ear by a bullet, in what the FBI have confirmed they are treating as an “assassination attempt.” One rally attendee was killed, as was the suspected shooter, whom the FBI identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. 

The following day (Sunday 14 July), Trump thanked the nation for its concern and called on Americans to unite. Later the same day, he said he would travel to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.6.2M 

Elon Musk shared a video of the shooting and wrote: "I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery." 

Several high profile figures in the entertainment world also shared their reactions to the news, with rapper 50 Cent posting a clip of his song ‘Many Men (Wish Death)’ along with a photograph of Trump standing with his fist in the air and blood splattered across his face. “I know the vibes,” the rapper wrote. “We are all in trouble now!” 

The lyrics of the song include: “Many men wish death upon me. Blood in my eye.” The post has since been deleted - it was not immediately clear why. 

A subsequent post on X saw him post a retooled version of the cover of his 2003 debut album ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, with Trump’s face superimposed on his.  

“Trump gets shot and now I’m trending,” he wrote. 

Kid Rock, a known Trump supporter who has become a vocal figure for the far-right movement, posted a video to Instagram, yelling: “You fuck with Trump, you fuck with me.” 

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