Secret Service snipers take aim at Donald Trump shooter

Following the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump, a video has emerged on social media of Secret Service snipers in action from when shots were fired at the former United States President during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for November's US presidential elections, is ‘fine’ after the attack, his team said.

In the video from the Trump rally, widely shared, one of the two snipers who were placed on the roof of a building near the rally stage, is seen raising his head, having possibly spotted the shooter. The snipers then open fire.

Seconds later, shots are are heard, this time in Trump's direction, and he is seen taking cover behind the stage dais. Secret Service agents rush to shield the ex-President.

The gunman, who was neutralised by the Secret Service, took aim at the ex-President from an elevated position, according to the agency.