In reality, the shooting, while horrible, does not come as a total surprise in the context of American history or even in the current presidential campaign
Donald Trump assassination attempt: Trump suffered an injury in his right ear following a failed assassination attempt on the former US president by a 20-year-old shooter identified as Thomas Crooks
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The shooting - and Trump's iconic, bloodied, fist-pumping response - seems certain to rally voters and donors behind the Republican candidate
The president also said that he'd had a short but good conversation with Trump in the hours after the shootings and said he was sincerely grateful that the former president is doing well
'There is no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter, an assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for ... as a nation - everything,' Biden said
Other Democratic candidates running this year are also rethinking their plans to focus on the dangers they have said Trump poses if elected
Authorities identified a rally attendee who was shot and killed as Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, Pennsylvania, who was killed when he dove on top of his family to protect them from hail of bullets
In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united, and show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined, and not allowing evil to win, Trump said
We do not believe that the attempt to eliminate and assassinate Trump was organised by the current authorities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
Trump, 78, survived an attempt on his life on Saturday when a young shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear
Former US President Donald Trump was injured Saturday evening during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt
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Biden went on to thank the Secret Service and all the law enforcement agencies involved in responding to the shooting
It's going to be all about Trump from here on out, Biden told supporters in Detroit in the swing state of Michigan
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Biden said he tried to get in touch with Trump, who is now with the doctors and seems to be doing well
Trump got injured during his election rally when at about 6.15 pm, a suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally
The social media giant had initially banned the former president from using its platforms in 2021 after his supporters stormed the Capitol