Tinubu reacts to Donald Trump’s assasination attempt

• President Bola Tinubu breaks silence following the attack on former President Donald Trump.
• He condemned the act in its entirety, describing it as distasteful.
• Tinubu also sympathized with Trump, offering condolences to the affected families, and wished a swift recovery to the injured. 

President Bola Tinubu took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his condemnation of the recent attack on former US President Donald Trump.

In his post, President Tinubu described the attack as distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms, emphasizing that violence has no place in a democracy.

Tinubu extended his sympathies to former President Trump, wishing him relief from the incident.

He also expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and those who were wounded, wishing them a swift recovery.

Furthermore, President Tinubu affirmed Nigeria’s support for the United States during this challenging time.

He wrote:

“The attack on former President Donald Trump is distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms. Violence has no place in democracy.

I extend my sympathies to the former President and wish him relief. I also condole with the family of the deceased and those wounded and wish them a quick recovery.

Nigeria stands in solidarity with the United States of America at this time.”

See the post below:

Tinubu’s message was trailed by a variety of reactions from cybernauts accordingly.

@_VALKlNG wrote: “You never address anything wey we Dey suffer for this country, but you sharply buy data talk about trump.”

@Oladapomikky1 wrote: “Your excellency, over 200 pupils got injured while some d!ed in Jos a few days ago, but we didn’t say anything. But you’re quick to tweet about Trump. It’s well.”

@MrsZanga wrote: “A school building collapsed few days ago claiming the lives of students and the leaders of tomorrow but you didn’t sympathize with Nigerians or condole the families of the bereaved These are the people you swore to serve, not America”

@JJExclusie1 wrote: “How he take concern you Mr president?”