Alaska political leaders condemn attack on Trump

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. (Alaska Public Media)

Alaska’s governmental leaders person sent messages of support to erstwhile President Donald Trump aft a slug grazed his receptor during an assassination effort astatine a rally successful Pennsylvania connected Saturday.

Just arsenic Trump began to speak, shots were fired. Three different men were struck. One was killed, and 2 were critically injured.

The Secret Service killed nan gunman, who fired shots from nan rooftop of a building astir 150 yards away. He’s been identified arsenic Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pa.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, said successful a statement Saturday, “I americium incredibly relieved that President Trump is safe aft a cowardly attempted assassination earlier coming successful Pennsylvania.”

Sullivan said nan erstwhile president exhibited unthinkable courageousness and offered condolences to nan family of nan man who was killed successful nan onslaught and support for those injured astatine nan rally.

Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski posted a message on Facebook connected Saturday that said, “What we saw coming successful Pennsylvania was horrifying. This is nan United States of America: location is nary spot for unit successful politics.”

She wrote, “We are each praying for nan wellness and information of erstwhile President Trump, nan family of nan bystander who was killed, and everyone who was astatine nan rally.”

In a societal media post, Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Democrat, said, “This is an assassination effort plain and simple. America is amended than this. My thoughts are pinch President Trump and his family, and each astatine nan rally.”

Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said successful a Facebook post Saturday, “Our thoughts and prayers are pinch President Trump, his family and those astir him.”

“The world is outraged!” he wrote. “This is not really we settee our differences.”