<p>Hours after another failed assassination attempt, former US president <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/donald-trump-safe-after-failed-assassination-bid-attempt-suspect-in-custody-23393930" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;</strong>on Monday said that he would never surrender and will continue fighting for the Americans, reported by PTI.</p>
<p>"I am Donald J. Trump. FEAR NOT! I am safe and well, and no one was hurt. Thank God!," the Republican presidential candidate said on his campaign website.</p>
<p>"There are people in this world who will do whatever it takes to stop us. I will not stop fighting for you. I will Never Surrender! I will always love you for supporting me. Through our UNITY we will Make America Great Again! I will Never Surrender!" Trump said.</p>
<p>This was the second assassination attempt on Trump.</p>
<p>The former president remains unharmed in the latest assassination attempt in Florida's West Palm Beach which comes two months after the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>Local authorities said the US Secret Service agents protecting Trump fired at a man pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope while the former president was golfing with donor Steve Witkoff when shots were fired at him, CNN quoted a source familiar with the development as saying.</p>
<p>Local authorities said the shots were fired at the former president while he was golfing with donor Steve Witkoff. The US Secret Service agents protecting Trump fired at a man pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope, as reported by CNN.</p>
<p>The Republican presidential candidate in his statement also thanked the US Secret Service and other law enforcement officials for their "outstanding" job after what the FBI said was an apparent<strong> <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/four-things-to-know-about-apparent-assassination-attempt-on-donald-trump-23393687" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">assassination attempt</a></strong> while he was playing golf on one of his golf courses in Florida's West Palm Beach.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris were briefed and updated on the investigation, as per a PTI report,&nbsp;</p>
<p>Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate and Trump's rival in the upcoming election, in a statement, said &ldquo;violence has no place in America.&rdquo;</p>
<p>"I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former president Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America," Harris said on X.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America.</p>
&mdash; Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/1835403813475570113?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">September 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Biden, in his statement, adding that he had directed his team to ensure the Secret Service "has every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure the former president's continued safety.</p>
<p>Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), also commented about the attempt, questioning why no similar threats were being made against Biden or Harris.<br />Musk's controversial remark came in response to a query from an X user who asked why Trump was being targeted.</p>
<p>Several Prime Ministers and Presidents around the world reacted to the news:</p>
<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed shock after the apparent assassination attempt, says, &ldquo;Sara and I were shocked by the second assassination attempt against [former] president Trump and were relieved to hear that it too failed. But we should not rely on luck."</p>
<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also expressed concern and said it is a good thing Trump is safe.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/us-and-british-leaders-meet-23392665" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy</strong></a> in a post on X said he is glad to hear Trump is safe and unharmed.</p>
<p>"This is our principle: the rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place anywhere in the world, Zelenskyy said.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am glad to hear that <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> is safe and unharmed. My best wishes to him and his family. It&rsquo;s good that the suspect in the assassination attempt was apprehended quickly. This is our principle: the rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place anywhere in&hellip;</p>
&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1835608512451272706?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">September 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a longtime Trump supporter, wrote on X: It is clear that [former] president Trump's life is in danger, until his victory.</p>
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