Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Sunday called the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Saturday rally in Pennsylvania “shocking” and urged the public to temper their political rhetoric, particularly in the battleground state.
“Political disagreements can never, ever be addressed through violence. Disagreements are okay, but we need to use a peaceful political process to settle those differences,” Shapiro told reporters during a news conference. “This is a moment of possibility, responsibility to speak and act with more clarity. We’re all leaders need to take down the temperature and rise above the hateful rhetoric that exists and search for a better, brighter future for this nation.”