German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, noting that such attacks pose a threat to democracy.
„The attempted assassination of US presidential candidate Donald Trump is disgusting. "I wish him a speedy recovery," Scholz wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “My thoughts are also with those who suffered in the attack. Such violent actions threaten democracy”, noted the chancellor.
In turn, German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock wrote in X that she was “deeply shocked by the news” about the assassination attempt on Trump. “Violence can never be a means of political confrontation, regardless of the cause. "Elections in democratic countries are decided by ballots, not by guns," the minister emphasized. She noted that her thoughts are with the victims of the attack. “I wish Donald Trump and the other victims a speedy recovery,” Burbock wrote.