Senior pastor of House on the Rock Church Paul Adefarasin has spoken out against the attempt to assassinate former United States President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Trump was shot at at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The presumptive Republican nominee’s campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after the shooting.
A local prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee died.
Two officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation, said the shooter was not an attendee at the rally and was killed by US Secret Service agents.
In a statement posted on social media on Sunday, Adefarasin condemned the shooting and extended his condolences to the family of the deceased spectator.
“We condemn political violence in the leading democracy of the free world. We are thankful to God for the survival of former President Donald J. Trump without fatal injury. We extend our condolences to the family of the deceased spectator and offer our prayers for the injured. Our prayers remain for a speedy and total recovery of former President Trump,” he said.
The clergyman applauded the rapid response of the Secret Service, stating that he was grateful the assassination attempt failed.
Adefarasin, who was raised in Nigeria and the United States, also saluted President Joe Biden for condemning the assassination attempt and for his conversation with Trump.
“Our prayers are with both candidates and the democratic process in America. As Africans, we draw inspiration from the American democratic process. Long live American democracy, and may God bless America,” he added.
