BERLIN: Germany’s Olaf Scholz on Sunday called the shooting of Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday a despicable act, describing the violent attack as a threat to democracy.

In a post on X, Scholz said: “The attack on US presidential candidate Donald Trump is despicable.

I wish him a speedy recovery.

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My thoughts are also with the people who were affected by the attack.

Such acts of violence threaten democracy.“