It Took Joe Biden Nearly 2 Hours to Condemn Trump Assassination Attempt
President Joe Biden took 102 minutes to condemn the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Pennsylvania.
Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents after gunfire rang out.
Biden told reporters he had not heard of the incident as he was leaving church Saturday.
After nearly two hours, Biden released 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,” Biden said in the statement.
“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.”
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Biden then gave unscheduled remarks in Delaware after being briefed on the shooting but told reporters he could not say if the attack was an assassination attempt.
“Look, there’s no place in America— this kind of violence sick. It’s sick,” Biden said.
“It’s one reason why we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. Cannot be like this,” the president said during his unplanned remarks.
“And so I want to thank the Secret Service and all the agencies, including the state agencies, and making sure that people— and we have more detail[s] to come relative to other injured, other people, maybe injured in the audience,” he continued.
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Biden also indicated he would give additional statements as more information is learned.
Almost two hours later, Vice President Kamala Harris released a statement condemning the attack on the former president.
“Doug and I are relieved that he is not seriously injured. We are praying for him, his family, and all those who have been injured and impacted by this senseless shooting,” Harris wrote.
“We are grateful to the United States Secret Service, first responders, and local authorities for their immediate action.”
“Violence such as this has no place in our nation. We must all condemn this abhorrent act and do our part to ensure that it does not lead to more violence,” she continued.
The suspected gunman was shot dead, and at least one rally attendee was killed, the Associated Press reported.
The Trump campaign released a statement following the attack, saying the former president is “fine.”
“President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow,” the campaign’s statement read.
Despite “well wishes” from Democrats, here is a reminder that they have been calling for violence against Trump for years.
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