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<p>WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander.</p><p>Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage by the Secret Service with blood running down his face.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s no place in America for this kind of violence. It&#x27;s sick. It&#x27;s sick. It&#x27;s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country... We cannot be like this, we cannot condone this,&quot; Biden told reporters in an emergency briefing at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware.</p><p>&quot;The idea that there&#x27;s political violence, or violence in America like this, is just unheard of. It&#x27;s just not appropriate. Everybody, everybody must condemn it. Everybody,&quot; Biden said.</p><p>He said he hoped to speak with Trump &quot;shortly.&quot;</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3062483"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/7/13/trump-evacuated-from-rally-stage-after-apparent-shots-heard-708">READ: Trump evacuated from rally stage after apparent shots heard</a></div><p>Vice President Kamala Harris said on X: &quot;We are praying for him, his family, and all those who have been injured and impacted by this senseless shooting.&quot;</p><p>Biden&#x27;s former boss, Barack Obama, echoed his words in a statement, saying there was &quot;absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Although we don&#x27;t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn&#x27;t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics,&quot; the Democrat said.</p><p>Former president George W. Bush condemned the &quot;cowardly&quot; attack.</p><p>&quot;Laura and I are grateful that President Trump is safe following the cowardly attack on his life. And we commend the men and women of the Secret Service for their speedy response,&quot; he said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,&quot; US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, wrote on X.</p><p>Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell also wrote on X: &quot;Tonight, all Americans are grateful that President Trump appears to be fine after a despicable attack on a peaceful rally. Violence has no place in our politics.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/7/10/trump-torches-biden-as-gloves-finally-come-off-after-debate-1114">RELATED: Trump torches Biden as gloves finally come off after debate</a></div><p>&quot;As one whose family has been the victim of political violence, I know firsthand that political violence of any kind has no place in our society,&quot; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose husband was attacked in a home invasion in 2022, wrote, also on X.</p><p>&quot;I thank God that former President Trump is safe. As we learn more details about this horrifying incident, let us pray that all those in attendance at the former President&#x27;s rally today are unharmed,&quot; she continued.</p><p>Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday that he &quot;fully&quot; endorses Trump after the rally violence.</p><p>&quot;I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,&quot; Musk wrote on X, as he shared a video of Trump pumping his fist while being escorted away by Secret Service officials.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UUk5HPqvNAw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage by the Secret Service with blood running down his face.</p>

Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage by the Secret Service with blood running down his face.