"Cool it": Biden urges peace after attempted assassination of Trump
US President Joe Biden cautioned on Sunday about the dangers of political violence in the United States following Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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00:00Thankfully, former Trump is not seriously injured.
00:04I spoke to him last night. I'm grateful he's doing well.
00:07And Jill and I keep him and his family in our prayers.
00:10There is no place in America for this kind of violence,
00:13for any violence, ever. Period.
00:16No exceptions.
00:18We can't allow this violence to be normalized.
00:21You know, the political record in this country has gotten very heated.
00:25It's time to cool it down.
00:27We all have a responsibility to do that.
00:30Yes, we have deeply felt strong disagreements.
00:34The stakes in this election are enormously high.
00:37I've said it many times, that the choice we make in this election
00:41is going to shape the future of America and the world for decades to come.
00:45I believe that with all my soul.
00:48Disagreement is inevitable in American democracy.
00:51It's part of human nature.
00:53But politics must never be a literal battlefield,
00:56and God forbid, a killing field.