Politics must never be a killing field, said the US president.
US President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jul 14, 2024. WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden used the formal setting of the White House Oval Office on Sunday to ask Americans to lower the political temperature and remember they are neighbours after“calls on all of us to take a step back”, Biden said in remarks of less than seven minutes. Thankfully Trump was not seriously injured, he said.
He stressed that"politics must never be a killing field" and that"nothing is more important than standing together". Biden's appearance allowed him to demonstrate the power of incumbency, an important symbolic image as he battles some in his own Democratic Party who want the 81-year-old leader to step aside from seeking re-election out of concerns he lacks the mental acuity for another four-year term.
Gun violence is a fact of life in the US. However, political violence is far rarer. Four US presidents have been assassinated and several escaped assassination attempts. Multiple presidential candidates have been shot, some fatally.
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