Kamala Harris reveals why her thoughts 'immediately' turned to Melania after Trump's shooting as she resumes campaign events while Democrats work to replace Biden

 Vice President Kamala Harris addressed nan assassination effort against erstwhile President Donald Trump connected Wednesday, her first nationalist reside connected camera astir nan shooting since it took spot connected Saturday. 

Harris addressed nan effort connected Trump's life anterior to a roundtable arena connected abortion authorities roundtable chat successful Kalamazoo, Michigan.  

'As we each cognize it was a heinous horrible and cowardly act,' she said. 'My hubby Doug and I are thankful he was not earnestly injured.'

Harris said her thoughts turned to Trump's woman Melania, arsenic she indicated she was concerned for her. 

'That time arsenic soon arsenic we saw what was happening we said a dream for his wellbeing,' she said. 'And our thoughts instantly turned to Melania who we person met and their family.'

Harris and Melania Trump some attended former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's ceremonial successful November.  

The vice president shared her communal interest astir family members who service successful nationalist office.  

'The bottommost statement is that nary 1 should person to fearfulness nan information of a loved 1 because they service successful nationalist office,' she said.  

Harris reminded Americans of nan traditions of a serene populist but said it was important to support campaigning connected nan issues. 

'Violence is ne'er acceptable ... astatine nan aforesaid time, nan hallmark of American populist is simply a beardown title of ideas,' she said. 

Harris' remarks appeared to beryllium a reset of her run narrative, aft she had vanished from nan run shape for 3 days aft nan Trump shooting. 

Harris accused Trump of 'gaslighting' voters by claiming he only wanted abortion authorities to beryllium handled by individual states, evoking nan history of nan origin of nan Civil War.

'First of each immoderate of nan historians present will cognize what that intends erstwhile we commencement pushing state's authorities but let's put that aside,' she said. 

The vice president's nationalist floor plan has risen arsenic much Democrats express concerns astir Biden moving for reelection, aft his disastrous statement capacity and concerns astir his age. 

Harris would beryllium nan first successful statement to replace Biden, if he stepped down, and Democrats already look unfastened to nan idea. 

A YouGov/Economist canvass released Tuesday showed that 79 percent of Democrats supported Harris being nan Democratic nominee if Biden steps aside. 

On Wednesday, Rep. Adam Schiff, who is moving for Senate successful California, called for Biden to step speech from his reelection bid. 

'A 2nd Trump presidency will undermine nan very instauration of our democracy, and I person superior concerns astir whether nan President tin conclusion Donald Trump successful November,' Schiff said successful a statement.