House Speaker Mike Johnson joins TODAY after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally, calling it a “horrific act of political violence.” He also shares his first thoughts after hearing news of the shooting and sending communications to the former president.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday told NBC News that former president Donald Trump's shooting on Saturday is evidence that Americans need to 'turn the rhetoric down.' 'We're all Americans, and we have to treat one another with dignity and respect,' Johnson said while casting some blame on President Joe Biden who told supporters on a campaign call last week that it was time to refocus the presidential race away from his age and back onto Trump.
' 'We can have vigorous debate, but it needs to end there,' Johnson added. Republicans like senior Trump campaign advisor Chris LaCivita and members of the House Judiciary Committee have pointed to Biden's comments over the last 24 hours as adding fuel to the fire ahead of Saturday's shooting.
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