American Leaders Call for National Soul-Searching After Assassination Attempt on Trump

After Saturday's attack on former President Donald Trump, both Republicans and Democrats are urging Americans to tone down political discourse.

In an Oval Office address Sunday night, President Biden urged Americans to take a step back and reject violence saying that politics should never be a killing field.

"We stand for an America not of extremism and fury, but of decency and grace," President Biden said. "All of us now face a time of testing as the election approaches. And the higher the stakes, the more fervent the passions become. This places an added burden on each of us to ensure that no matter how strong our convictions, we must never descend into violence."

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