The US president and former president urged citizens to avoid divisions and hate speech.
Donald Trump was shot last Saturday afternoon during a campaign rally.
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He United States’s president, Joe Bidenand the former president donald trumpcalled on Americans to unite after the attack suffered by the latter last Saturday, in the framework of a campaign event of the 2024 presidential electionwho have both of them as candidates.
On Sunday, both political leaders urged citizens to avoid divisions and hate speech, after the attack against the Republican candidate put the entire nation on edge.
At a press conference, Biden He said that “unity is the most difficult goal to achieve,” but that “nothing is more important than that right now.” “We will debate and disagree, but we must come together as a nation to demonstrate who we are as Americans,” he added.
Immediately afterwards, through his X account (formerly Twitter), the American president assured: “Jill (Biden) and I express our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who died at the rally in Donald Trump“He was a father who protected his family from the bullets fired. We are also praying for the full recovery of the injured.”
“Only God prevented the unthinkable”
Trump He said on Sunday that “it was God” who prevented his death in the attempted murder in the state of Pennsylvaniaand called on Americans to unite.
On the other hand, the United States Secret Service insists that he is “fully prepared” to maintain security in the Republican National Conventionand that no change in protocols is necessary.
“We are fully prepared and we have a comprehensive security plan in place, and we are ready,” he told reporters. Audrey Gibson-Cicchinothe Secret Service coordinator for the Republican Convention, expressing confidence that the event will be under the “highest level of security.”
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