‘There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick, it’s sick,’ the president said in a speech.
President Joe Biden delivered remarks on Saturday evening after former President Donald Trump was shot and injured during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick, it’s sick,” President Biden said from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he’s spending his weekend.
“It’s one of the reasons we have to unite this country,” President Biden continued. “We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.”
The president said that he hoped to speak with the former president.
“I’ve tried to get a hold of Donald,” he said.
President Biden was asked if this was an assassination attempt against the former president.
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“I have an opinion but I don’t have any facts. So I want to make sure we have all the facts before I make some comments,” he responded.
The president delivered these remarks at the Emergency Briefing Room in Rehoboth, according to the White House.
Former President Trump was minutes into his speech in front of a crowd of tens of thousands of people when several gunshots interrupted the event. The former president grabbed his right ear and dropped behind his podium before Secret Service agents quickly ran up to cover him.
Former President Trump confirmed in a Truth social post that “a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” The person who allegedly shot him is dead, according to the Butler County district attorney.
A rallygoer was also killed in the attack, according to the district attorney’s office. Two more supporters of the former president have sustained critical injuries, the Secret Service has confirmed.
President Biden condemned the violence, urging Americans to unite against it.
According to media reports, the Biden campaign is pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down its television ads as soon as possible.
Before the speech, President Biden also released a statement, condemning the attack.
“I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well,” the president said nearly two hours after the incident.
“I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.”
“Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it,” he said.
According to the White House, people who briefed the president after the shooting included Kimberly Cheatle, director of the United States Secretary Service; Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas; and Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor.
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