In the wake of the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, Monaco’s Prince Albert II has sent a dispatch to current President Joe Biden expressing his shock and sympathies for those injured and killed during the attack on 13th July. 

Addressed directly to President Biden, Prince Albert’s personal letter is as follows: 

“I was deeply shocked to hear about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. I wish Mr. Trump a swift and full recovery. 

Political violence is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in our societies. Our hearts and prayer are with the families of the innocent victim and those who have been injured. 

On behalf of the people of Monaco, my family, and myself, please accept our heartfelt condolences to the victim’s family.  

Please know, Mr. President, that we stand in strong solidarity with you during this time.” 

During a political rally on 13th July, a 20-year-old gunman identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a rooftop not far from the stage area in Bulter, Pennsylvania just after 6pm local time.  

Trump was shot in the ear and two further individuals were critically injured. A third bystander, identified in the US media as firefighter Corey Comperatore, was killed.  

In the aftermath, President Biden, who is in the midst of campaigning ahead of the US presidential elections in early November, said, “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. Everybody must condemn it.” 

Trump is set to return to the campaign trail on 20th July, when he will be appearing at the Van Andel Arena in Michigan, having announced JD Vance as his running mate on 15th July during the Republican convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  

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