{"id":84144,"date":"2026-04-26T14:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84144"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:43:20","slug":"begaj-reacts-to-the-washington-shooting-i-strongly-condemn-the-armed-attack-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/begaj-reacts-to-the-washington-shooting-i-strongly-condemn-the-armed-attack-against-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Begaj reacts to the Washington shooting: \u201cI strongly condemn the armed attack against Trump\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"439\">The President of the Republic, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bajram Begaj<\/span><\/span>, reacted following the shooting that occurred in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United States<\/span><\/span> during an event attended by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/span> along with his wife, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Melania Trump<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"700\">Begaj condemned the incident, emphasizing that violence is unacceptable and goes against the fundamental values of democracy. According to him, in a democratic society, differences are resolved through ideas and dialogue, not through force or violent attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"1147\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cI strongly condemn the armed attack against U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner. In a democracy, differences are resolved through ideas and dialogue, not by force. Such brutal attacks that undermine democracy and damage its core values are unacceptable. I express full solidarity with the American people and wish continued health and safety to all those present,\u201d Begaj wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, reacted following the shooting that occurred in the United States during an event attended by Donald Trump along with his wife, Melania Trump. 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