— AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 —

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc., in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. – Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman at the campaign rally in a chaotic and shocking incident that will fuel fears of instability ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. The 78-year-old former president was rushed off stage with blood smeared across his face after the shooting while the gunman and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP) / NO USE AFTER JANUARY 31, 2025 23:00:00 GMT – AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024