Biden addresses the nation and condemns violence after Trump rally shooting: ‘It’s sick’

President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Saturday after an apparent shooting at a rally for Former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

He said he hoped to speak to Trump and said that he had heard that he was “doing well.” Biden also condemned political violence.

“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence,” he said. “It’s sick. It’s sick. It’s one of the reasons we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.”

Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents, blood apparently splattered on his face, after loud popping sounds rang out.

Law enforcement officials and a local district attorney told multiple news outlets that one bystander had been killed at the rally. The apparent gunman was also killed, according to multiple reports.

The Trump campaign said the ex-president was “fine” after the incident.

In his short speech, Biden said Trump “should have been able to conduct peacefully” his rally “without any problem.”

“The idea, the idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this, it’s just unheard of. It’s just not appropriate,” Biden said. “And … everybody, everybody must condemn it. Everybody.”

Before his speech, Biden had also released a written statement, in full below:

“I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.

“I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.

“Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.”