President Biden Says He Spoke With Donald Trump After Rally Shooting: ‘An Assassination Attempt Is Contrary to Everything We Stand for as a Nation’
variety.comMichaela Zee President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Sunday following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday evening.
Biden said he and Trump had a “short but good conversation” on Saturday after the rally shooting, and he’s “sincerely grateful that [Trump’s] doing well and recovering.” Biden continued: “We also extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed.
He was a father; he was protecting his family from the bullets that were being fired when he lost his life. God love him.” Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet at his campaign rally in Butler, Pa., after a gunman opened fire outside the venue, the U.S.
Secret Service said. The Secret Service “neutralized” the shooter, who is dead, agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
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