Following a second alleged attempt on the life of ex-President Trump last Sunday, the response from global leaders was largely muted, with notable exceptions being Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who all publicly addressed the incident and directly named Trump.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, signifying the deep bond formed with Trump, recognized as one of Israel’s most ardent American supporters during his time in office, shared his thoughts on social media platform X along with his wife, Sara: “Sara and I were shocked by the second assassination attempt against President Trump and were relieved to hear that it too failed. But we should not rely on luck. We send our best wishes to Donald and Melania along with our hopes that all measures will be taken to ensure that such deadly attacks on a candidate for the US presidency will be foiled in advance.”
Echoing Netanyahu’s sentiments, Orban, known for being an ally of Trump, remarked, “It is clear that President Trump’s life is in danger, until his victory. We are praying for you, Mr. President!”
President of Ukraine, Zelensky, also conveyed his relief and well wishes to Trump and his family, emphasizing the quick apprehension of the suspect involved in the attack: “I am glad to hear that Donald Trump is safe and unharmed. My best wishes to him and his family. It’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 the world. We sincerely hope that everyone remains safe.”
In contrast, the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer from the Labour Party, refrained from naming Trump directly, expressing instead a general concern over the event: “I was very worried by the news about this attempt. Looks like an assassination attempt, very, very worried about it. Obviously there’s now an investigation going on, so I won’t say much more about the details, but I think it is really important that we’re all very, very clear that violence has no part to play at all in any political process.”
