(15 Jul 2024)
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Berlin, Germany – 15 July 2024
1. Wide of news conference room
2. Steffen Hebestreit, spokesperson of the Federal Government, at the government news conference
3. Various of journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Steffen Hebestreit, Federal Government spokesperson:
“I would like to take this opportunity to once again clearly condemn this nasty attempt to assassinate the US presidential candidate. It was a despicable crime. We expressed this yesterday on social media and we wish Mr Trump a speedy and full recovery. And of course we also mourn the loss of the firefighter who died, and the other two victims as well.”
5. News conference room
6. Journalist typing on laptop
7. SOUNDBITE (German) Steffen Hebestreit, Federal Government spokesperson:
“Whether all the insinuations or assumptions that you have now made after this assassination attempt are justified is beyond my knowledge. Basically, of course, we have both options, i.e. that US President Joe Biden will be re-elected, or that a Republican presidential candidate will be elected, in our calculations. And there has been no new situation in the last few days or hours.”
8. Journalist writing
9. Hebestreit with colleagues at the news conference
10. SOUNDBITE (German) Steffen Hebestreit, Federal Government spokesperson:
“Regardless of whether the next US President is Joe Biden or the Republican presidential candidate prevails, the Federal Government and Germany are well equipped. And everything that we are currently agreeing with each other in the international bodies and in the international talks that we are holding must be categorised together in the spirit of these considerations.”
11. Wide news conference room
AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen
STORYLINE:
The German government has condemned an assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump calling it "a despicable crime".
Speaking at a news conference on Monday, federal government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit wished Trump a speedy recovery.
Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday that set off panic as a bloodied Trump was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried into his vehicle.
A former fire chief attending the rally with family was killed, as was the gunman.
Two other people were critically wounded.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz posted on X saying the attack was “despicable” and such violent acts threaten democracy.
“My compassionate thoughts are also with the other people who were hurt in the attack,” he said.
AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen
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