President Joe Biden said the gunshots fired at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally Saturday were a “sick” act of violence.
“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence,” Biden said. “It’s sick. It’s sick. It’s one of the reasons we need to unite this country.”
In his first remarks since the jarring images of a bloodied Trump being escorted offstage by Secret Service agents emerged, Biden said he had personally reached out to his predecessor, who he referred to as “Donald.” A White House official said the two spoke later Saturday night.