Biden calls Trump's assassination attempt 'sick' kind of violence: President thanks Secret Service and has tried to speak to Republican in hospital

President Joe Biden connected Saturday evening said location was nary spot for 'sick' governmental unit successful America and said he was grateful that erstwhile President Donald Trump was safe.

He addressed nan media astir 2 hours aft shots were fired astatine Trump during a run rally successful Pennsylvania.

'There's nary spot successful America this benignant of violence, it's sick. It's sick,' he said.

'It's 1 of nan reasons we person to merge this country. 

The president said he was trying to scope Trump, who is believed to beryllium successful a infirmary adjacent nan rally site.

He said nan investigation was ongoing and he steered clear of giving a definitive appraisal that nan onslaught amounted to an assassination attempt.

'I person an sentiment but I don't person immoderate facts,' he said successful reply to a journalist's question. 

'So I want to make judge we person each nan facts earlier I make immoderate much comments.'

He thanked nan Secret Service and different agencies. 

'The bottommost statement is nan Trump rally is simply a rally that he should person been ... conducted peacefully without immoderate problem,' he said.

;But nan idea, nan thought that there's governmental unit aliases unit successful America for illustration this is conscionable unheard of. It's conscionable not appropriate. Everybody, everybody must condemn it, everybody.'

His run announced it was suspending each communications and trying to propulsion its TV advertisements.

Two hours earlier, pandemonium gripped a Trump run rally.

The erstwhile president was successful afloat formation earlier shots were heard. Trump grabbed his correct receptor pinch his correct hand, past brought his manus down to look astatine it earlier dropping to his knees down nan podium earlier Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him. 

Biden issued a connection conscionable earlier he appeared earlier nan cameras. 

'I person been briefed connected nan shooting at Donald Trump’s rally successful Pennsylvania,' he said.

'I'm grateful to perceive that he’s safe and doing well. I'm praying for him and his family and for each those who were astatine nan rally, arsenic we await further information.

'Jill and I are grateful to nan Secret Service for getting him to safety. There's nary spot for this benignant of unit successful America. We must merge arsenic 1 federation to condemn it.'