President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, following an attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
“My fellow Americans, tonight I urge us all to lower the temperature in our politics and remember that while we may disagree, we are not enemies,” said the 81-year-old president.
Biden expressed gratitude that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, sustained only a graze wound. He also praised Corey Comperatore, who tragically lost his life in the shooting, as a hero.
“We must step back and assess where we are and how we move forward,” Biden emphasized during his nearly 7-minute address.
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