‘Learn From Us’: Zanu-PF Schools America on Peaceful Elections After Trump Assassination Attempt

Zanu-PF has voiced its concern following an attempted assassination of former U.S. President and Republican Party candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

The attack occurred just as Trump took the stage, with a bullet grazing his right ear. Secret Service snipers quickly neutralized the suspected shooter, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Tragically, a spectator was killed in the attack, and two others were seriously injured.

Zanu-PF Condemns Trump Assassination Attempt

Farai Muroiwa Marapira, Zanu-PF’s communications director, expressed the party’s worries about the attempt on Trump’s life. He emphasized the need for a peaceful political environment and hoped that such violence would not recur.

“As Zanu-PF, we are very worried about the events happening in America. We hope that there will be no more cases of violence. It’s very worrying when candidates face attempts at assassination and we hope that it does not rear its ugly head again,” Marapira told VOA Zimbabwe.

Zanu-PF Urges US to Emulate Zimbabwe’s Peaceful 2023 Polls

Marapira highlighted Zimbabwe’s peaceful elections last year, where no candidate faced threats to their life. He urged Americans to follow Zimbabwe’s example to prevent further assassination attempts.

“As Zimbabwe, we had our elections last year. All our candidates participated and they were safe. There were no attempts on any candidate’s life. We also urge the Americans to take a page from this book of our previous elections and try to ensure that cases like this do not occur again within their politics because it is very sad. As a mature democracy, we encourage them to ensure that this is not commonplace, this is a once-off incident and do not happen again,” Marapira concluded.