Bill Clinton has issued a statement following the failed assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, warning that “violence has no place in America.”
Democrats have spent years spewing radical rhetoric.
However, even the Left can now see that political discourse has gotten out of hand following the shocking assassination attempt on Trump’s life on Saturday.
Prominent Democrats including Bill and Hillary Clinton have called for a restoration of civility after years of ratcheting divisions.
While Trump and Hillary were bitter electoral rivals in 2016, the Clintons have issued a statement in response to the shooting.
Bill Clinton said he and his wife are both wishing Trump their best.
In a statement, Bill Clinton said, “Violence has no place in America, especially in our political process.
“Hillary and I are thankful that President Trump is safe, heartbroken for all those affected by the attack at today’s rally in Pennsylvania, and grateful for the swift action of the U.S. Secret Service.”
Trump’s electoral opponent, Democrat President Joe Biden, called for Americans to “lower the temperature” in a speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night.
Trump and Biden also had a cordial phone call Saturday, with Trump saying Biden “couldn’t have been nicer.”
It’s a striking tone shift in what has been until now a bitterly divisive presidential campaign.
However, by Monday, Biden and his campaign renewed their attacks against Trump by pushing more false “MAGA extremist” smears about him.
Many conservatives, including Trump’s VP pick J.D Vance, have blamed Biden’s rhetoric for the shooting.
They are pointing to the claims by Biden and other Democrats that Trump is an “existential threat” to the country.
Despite his calls for unity, Biden has faced criticism for doubling down on his campaign theme that Trump is a “danger to democracy.”
In an interview with Lester Holt Monday night, Biden denied inflaming political tensions.
Instead, he tried to blame Trump for creating division.
“I’m not the guy that said, ‘I want to be a dictator on day one,’” Biden said, repeating false claims about Trump.
“I’m not the guy that refused to accept the outcome of the election.
“I’m not the guy who said he won’t accept the outcome of this election automatically.”
Meanwhile, President Trump has urged the country to come together.
The Republican presidential candidate said he rewrote his speech at the Republican National Convention to focus on a unifying theme.
During Trump’s appearance at the beginning of the convention on Monday, the Republican Party was more united than ever.
While rhetoric has cooled somewhat in the last few days, it remains to be seen how long the detente will last.
In any event, it’s clear to many Americans that things have gotten out of hand.
