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A Kent MP has condemned the “appalling” shooting of former US president Donald Trump and said it is a stark reminder of the personal risks those seeking high office take. Mr Trump said on his Truth Social media platform that a bullet had “pierced” his ear before he was dragged to the ground by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The suspected gunman was killed while the Secret Service confirmed one person in the crowd had died and two others had been “critically injured”. Sir Roger Gale, Conservative MP for Herne Bay & Sandwich, this morning posted on social media site X…