BREAKING: Biden Reacts as Trump Survives Assassination Attempt At US Rally
- President Joe Biden said he is grateful that Donald Trump is safe after the assassination attempt on his life
- Biden called for the country to unite while denouncing political violence after the shooting at Trump's campaign rally in Pennsylvania
- According to the White House, President Biden spoke with Trump via telephone after he had left hospital
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Pennsylvania, United States - President Joe Biden has reacted to the assassination attempt on the Republican, Donald Trump by a gunman at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13.
Biden said he is grateful Trump is safe after the shooting incident.
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Speaking after the incident at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, called for the country to unite while denouncing political violence, CNN reports.
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“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence.”
He added that:
“We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this.”
According to BBC, the White House later said Biden spoke with Trump by telephone after he had left hospital.
Biden campaign managers said they were pulling television adverts as quickly as possible in the wake of the attempt on Trump's life.
The US president said:
"Grateful to hear that he's safe and doing well. I'm praying for him and his family and all those at the rally. Jill [Biden] and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety."
Legit.ng recalls that the suspect was a registered Republican, according to voter records cited by the AP news agency.
The FBI spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the suspect was shot dead at the scene by a US Secret Service officer.
Trump gives details of assassination attempt
Legit.ng earlier reported that Trump explained how he sustained injury during an assassination attempt on his life.
The 78-year-old Republican said he could hear “a whizzing sound” before he felt a bullet hit his right ear on Saturday, July 13.
Trump stated this on his social media site, Truth Social, after being shot by a gunman identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks
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