Overall, global responses regarding the assassination attempt on Donald Trump have been largely supportive, straddling the line between stern-lipped and sympathetic. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on X epitomizes this reaction, calling the attack “despicable” on one hand, and on the other saying, “My thoughts are also with all of those who were affected by the attack.” Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Masrour Barzani, went one heartfelt step further on X, writing, “I condemn the attack on President Donald J Trump in the strongest terms and wish him a speedy recovery.” He also expressed concern for the “all the victims” of the attack and described the attack as a “senseless act of terrorism.” President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen echoed these sentiments on X.
Other responses incorporated broader talk of “democracy” and “violence,” like the aforementioned Mexico, Japan, and Taiwan. Similarly, France’s Emmanuel Macron on X wrote, “It is a tragedy for our democracies. France shares the shock and indignation of the American people.” Per AP News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said much the same, calling the attack an “assassination attempt on American democracy.” Italian President Sergio Mattarella went the most verbose, calling the attack a “disconcerting symptom of the deterioration of the civil fabric” and a “refusal of … respect for democratic life.” While this final statement could be taken as an underhanded jab at American sociopolitical life, other world leaders were more direct in their criticisms — or fainter in their support.
