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Biden condemns Trump rally shooting

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Biden condemns Trump rally shooting
US President Joe Biden at a news conference during the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that he was aware of the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania and condemned the incident.

“I am glad to hear that he is safe and doing well. I am praying for him and his family and everyone who attended the rally as we await information. Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety,” he wrote on X.

Biden said during an address in Delaware that there is no place for such violence in America and called for national unity to condemn it.

He also mentioned attempting to contact Trump, noting that the former president was with his doctors and appeared to be doing well.

In response to the incident, Biden's campaign is suspending all outgoing communications and working to remove their television ads.


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Sonya Bandouil is a North American news editor for The Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in the fields of cybersecurity and translating, and she also edited for various journals in NYC. Sonya has a Master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Houston, in Texas.

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