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President Joe Biden expressed relief that former President Donald Trump is safe following a shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania.
Speaking from Rehoboth Beach about two hours after the incident, Biden said, “Such violence has no place in America.”
Mr. Biden said he hasn’t yet spoken to Trump, but he’s trying to get a hold of the presumptive GOP nominee and hopes to speak with him soon. The president said he believes Trump is doing well. Mr. Biden has been updated by top Secret Service and Homeland Security officials, but details are still emerging.
“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence,” the president said. “It’s sick. It’s sick. That’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country. You cannot allow this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.”
The president said Trump’s rally should have been able to take place peacefully, “without any problem.”
“But the idea, the idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of,” he said.
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A reporter asked the president if he believes this was an assassination attempt.
“I don’t know enough to — I have an opinion, but I don’t have any facts,” the president said. “So I want to make sure we have all the facts before I make any more comments.”
The Secret Service stated that Trump is safe after shots were fired at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the campaign said the former president is “fine.” The person believed to be the shooter is dead, the Secret Service said. A rally attendee was also killed.
“I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. 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.”
Agency report.
