U.S. President Joe Biden has called for an end to political violence after Republican challenger Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a rally on Saturday.
“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick,” Biden said, adding he had been thoroughly briefed on the matter and planned to talk to Trump. “Everybody must condemn it,” Biden said.
The shooter’s name, political leanings and motivation are not known.
The president, 81, was at a church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when the shooting occurred and later headed to his residence.
After releasing a written statement, Biden left the Delaware beach house in his motorcade and headed to a local police department to speak on camera about the issue.
Asked whether he thought the shooting was an assassination attempt, Biden said, “I have an opinion, but I don’t have all the facts.”
Biden later spoke to Trump, 78, by phone the White House said, but it did not elaborate on the call.
