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US President Joe Biden said that “There is no place for this kind of violence” after his Republican opponent, Donald Trump, was injured in a shooting at an election rally in Pennsylvania.
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“I’m grateful to know that he is safe and well.”“I am praying for him and his family and everyone who was at the rally as we await further information,” Biden said in a statement.
He also added that “There is no place for this type of violence in America. We must come together as a nation to condemn it.”
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Biden appeared before the media for a brief televised address. There he was asked if he thought it was an attempted murder.
“I have an opinion (on this), but I don’t have any data. I want to be sure we have all the facts before I make any comments.”he added.
Biden said he hoped to speak to Trump on Saturday, who was forced to leave the stage with blood in his ear. The Republican politician was holding a rally in Butler, in the key state of Pennsylvania, when shots were fired.
Two people were killed, including the attacker himself, and according to US media reports, based on information provided by security forces, the incident is being investigated as an attempted murder.
The president stressed that this type of violence cannot be allowed to take place in the United States and made it clear that the Republican rally should have been able to take place peacefully and without problems.
The election meeting was held days before the Republican National Convention scheduled to run from Monday to Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Trump’s nomination as the Republican candidate will be confirmed.
According to sources from the Biden campaign, they told CBS News: Democrats have paused all campaign ads at public events and all media advertising.
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