Former President Donald J. Trump was escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents and into his motorcade just minutes into his rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, after a series of pops that sounded like gunshots rang out.
The exact source of the noises was unclear, but Mr. Trump’s ear appeared to be bleeding heavily as he was rushed off the stage.
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Possible gunshots have been fired at Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania, prompting panic as Secret Service agents leaped on the former US president.
Trump was then whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He could be seen raising a fist as he was escorted to a vehicle by the Secret Service.
Video showed blood on his ear and snipers on a roof near the stage where Trump was standing, the Reuters news agency reported.
Joe Biden said he was not briefed on the reported shooting, speaking to reporters as he walked out of a church in Delaware.
Trump’s team is on lockdown as this plays out. Information has been scarce.
There is mass confusion and understandable anxiety in Trump’s close orbit. Right now advisers and allies who weren’t at the rally are calling around frantically trying to get information about what happened.
Members of the Secret Service are kicking out the press and declaring it a crime scene.
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