Groups of Donald Trump fans gathered outside Trump Tower in New York City on Sunday to show their support, a day after the assassination attempt on the former president at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was speaking at his rally in Butler on Saturday afternoon when shots began to ring out. The former president was was shot on stage with a bullet hitting the upper part of his right. The suspected gunman, now identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed by the Secret Service. In addition, a rally attendee, 50-year-old former firefighter Corey Comperatore, was also killed during the incident. Those injured, now identified as 57-year-old David Dutch, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and 74-year-old James Copenhaver, of Moon Township, are in stable condition.
A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign said on Saturday that the former president was “fine” and was “being checked out at a local medical facility.” Trump was released from the hospital later that night.
Since the shooting, many Trump supporters have shown their encouragement in various ways including posting messages to social media and showing up in person to Trump Tower.
On Sunday, in photos published by the Associated Press, groups of Trump fans stopped outside of Trump Tower in New York City to show their support. They can be seen wearing Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats and shirts, along with banners with Trump’s name on them.
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This comes after supporters began standing outside Trump Tower late Saturday night, according to CBS News. In addition, shortly after the shooting, CBS News reported the New York City Police Department (NYPD) increased security at the building.
Newsweek has reached out to the NYPD via email for comment.
A spokesperson for New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office told CBS News that they are boosting security at various sites across the city including Trump Tower and the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street “out of an abundance of caution.” There will also be additional police at Foley Square and City Hall.
“While we are surging these resources, we want to be very clear that we see no nexus to NYC at this time,” the spokesperson added.
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Adams also responded to the shooting by sharing a message to X, formerly Twitter, condemning the violence and announced the NYPD will be on sites across the five boroughs.
“The events that unfolded at today’s rally in Pennsylvania are horrific. Sending my prayers to former President Trump, his family, and everyone who was at today’s event. Political violence has no place in this country. Out of an abundance of caution, the NYPD is surging officers to certain sites across the five boroughs,” the mayor wrote.
New York City is not the only place Trump fans have flocked to in support of the former president as they were also spotted throughout Florida donning MAGA hats, signs and American flags.
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