Trump claims Democrats hold responsibility for attack on him
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US presidential candidate Donald Trump has suggested that members of the Democratic Party are responsible for the attempted assassination against him on July 14 at a rally in Pennsylvania. The politician provided no evidence, according to the broadcast of debates in the US.
During a debate with US Democratic Party representative Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump suggested that he was shot in the head because of what they were saying about him.
Trump made this statement in response to Harris's criticism over the criminal investigations into him.
Without providing any evidence, he speculated that she and the Department of Justice had been weaponized against him.
"I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. They talk about democracy, I’m a threat to democracy, they’re the threat to democracy," Trump said.
Debates between Trump and Harris
On the evening of September 10 (early morning of the 11th Kyiv time), debates began in Philadelphia between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
It was previously reported that US Vice President Harris agreed to adhere to the rules of the June debates after a week of disputes. This includes the rule that each candidate’s microphone will be turned off while their opponent is speaking.
For details on how the debates are expected to unfold and what Trump and Harris are preparing, read our full article.
Additionally, political scientist Oleh Saakyan earlier assessed Harris's chances of winning the debates against Trump in a conversation with RBC-Ukraine.
Attack on Trump
Earlier, FBI Director Christopher Wray cast doubt on the claim that Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, suggesting it could have been a fragment instead.
Trump, however, continued to assert that he sustained a bullet wound to the ear. Trump's spokesperson, Steven Cheung, called Wray's statement a dissemination of lies for political reasons.
Following this, it was revealed that the Bureau intends to question Trump regarding the attempted assassination during the campaign rally.
