Viola Amherd reacted with “shock” to the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump and wished him a fast recovery. “Violence in politics is unacceptable and goes against all our common democratic principles,” Amherd wrote on the platform X on Sunday. She said that Switzerland’s thoughts were with Trump, the victims and their families, as well as the American people, and wished the former president “a speedy recovery”. + Why Swiss politics is less polarised than elsewhere The Republican presidential candidate-elect was shot at a campaign rally in the US state of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump was injured in the ear. In addition to the suspected shooter – who was killed by security officers – one spectator also died and two others were seriously injured, authorities said. US President Joe Biden and other politicians in the US and around the world also reacted with shock and spoke out against any form of violence in politics. Translated from German by DeepL/dos How ...
