Volusia, Florida officials respond to apparent assassination attempt on former president

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "In a second post, Waltz shared the now-iconic photo of Trump, with blood on his right ear and streaked onto his cheek, writing: "And walked off like a Boss.
46% : Mills added that he is praying for Trump, as "America and the world need" him back in the Oval Office.
42% : "Joe Mullins, a former Flagler County commissioner who lives in the Hammock, learned of the shooting while on a plane landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend the Republican National Convention, where he will be a delegate voting for Trump.
38% : "He said he was praying for Trump as well as a rally attendee who was fatally shot and "ALL those running to serve the American people.
28% : "Waltz later tweeted that he has "reliable sources" who have told him that repeated requests for stronger Secret Service protection for Trump have been denied by Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who both Waltz and Mills voted to impeach earlier this year.
27% : "District 4 Volusia County Councilman Troy Kent said a friend called him and told him that Trump had been shot.
22% : "Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, an independent who has both voted for and been critical of Trump, wrote on Facebook that political violence cannot be tolerated.
21% : Brower said at that point he didn't know if Trump was alive or how bad the shooting was.
20% : "Brower said he was glad to hear that Trump wasn't killed but said it was "horrible" to learn that others were killed or injured.
15% : U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, one of Florida's Democrats in Congress, tweeted he was praying for Trump and that violence is not the way to settle differences, adding: "This is why crazy people shouldn't have guns.

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