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Biden Speaks With Trump After Assassination Attempt, Condemns Violence

‘There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick, it’s sick,’ the president said in a speech.
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Biden Speaks With Trump After Assassination Attempt, Condemns Violence
President Joe Biden speaks after his Republican opponent Donald Trump was injured following a shooting at an election rally in Pennsylvania, at the Rehoboth Beach Police Department Delaware on July 13, 2024. SAMUEL CORUM/AFP
Emel Akan
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The White House confirmed that President Joe Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening. The conversation took place after the former president was shot and injured during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Before the phone call, President Biden also delivered remarks condemning the violence and urging Americans to unite against it.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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