The president of USA, Joe Bidensaid that “he is glad that Donald Trump be safe” after a man opened fire on the former president and presidential candidate for the Republican Party at a campaign event in Butler, PennsylvaniaIn a later statement, he said he looks forward to speaking to the tycoon on the phone.
Biden posted a statement on his X account about the shooting that left two people dead, one of them the alleged attacker, and caused Trump to be removed from the stage by the Secret Service.
“I am glad to hear that he is safe and doing well. I am praying for him and his family and everyone who was at the rally as we await further information,” wrote the president, who will face the Republican in the November elections.
“Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for bringing him to safety. There is no place for this type of violence in USA“We must unite as one nation to condemn it,” he added.
Shortly after, the president Biden gave a brief public statement about what happened in Butler. “The bottom line is that the rally Trump “It should have been possible to celebrate peacefully without any problems,” he said from Delaware. “But the idea that there is political violence or violence like this in USA “It is simply outrageous. It is simply not appropriate. Everyone must condemn it,” he stressed.
Asked if he believed Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt, he replied: “I don’t know enough… I have an opinion, but I don’t have facts” and said he hopes to speak to him on the phone.
The Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign is also pausing its campaign advertising following the attack. “The Biden campaign is pausing all outbound communications and working to pull television ads as quickly as possible,” a campaign official told AP.
Source: Ambito
