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Updated July 15, 2024

After former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet Saturday in an apparent assassination attempt, voices across the spectrum decried violence and division.

For Context: Chaos erupted at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. when Trump was shot in his ear. Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, Pa., was killed shielding his family; James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pa. and David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, Pa. are now in stable condition. The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was fatally shot by Secret Service personnel. 

Key Remarks: President Biden spoke on the violence in a press conference on Saturday, saying, “Everybody must condemn it. Everybody.” Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on X, “Now is the time for every American who loves our country to step back from the division, renounce all violence, and unite in prayer for President Trump and his family.” Former President Barack Obama also took to X, urging Americans to, “use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics.”

How the Media Covered It: Many voices across the spectrum were united in their stance against the brutality of the events and schismatic state of our nation. Some voices on the right placed blame on the Biden administration for purportedly inciting violence, and police and the Secret Service are under scrutiny for allegedly being aware of the gunman minutes before the shooting. 

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President Joe Biden condemned political violence as “sick” during an impromptu address to the nation after former President Donald Trump survived a shooting during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

From a police station in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where Biden was spending the weekend, the president told the public he had tried to reach his Republican opponent by telephone, but so far the pair had not connected. The White House later confirmed that the two men had spoken.

While law-enforcement officials haven't given details on the shooting suspect's identity or a motive—and former President Donald Trump has said so as well—some Republicans are already making unsubstantiated claims that President Biden is responsible for the incident at the Butler, Pa., rally.

Reactions from government leaders poured in shortly after a shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday evening. As Democrats and Republicans alike denounced the violence, some of Trump’s supporters shared images of the former president raising his fist after the shooting and cast him as a resilient fighter.

“There is no place in America for this kind of violence,” President Biden said in remarks from the Rehoboth Beach, Del., police department. “It’s sick. … It cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.”