Harris denounces ‘heinous’ assassination attempt in first public remarks on Trump shooting
“Just as we must reject political violence, we must also embrace a robust discussion about what is at stake in this election,” she said.
Vice President Kamala Harris condemned Wednesday the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump as “heinous, horrible and cowardly” in her first public remarks on the shooting.
But she raised a key question for the election moving forward: How Biden’s campaign decries violence directed against Trump as it argues why he’s unfit to be president.
“There must be unity around the idea that while our nation’s history has been scarred by political violence, violence is never acceptable. There can be no equivocation about that,” Harris said at a campaign stop in Michigan. “At the same time, the hallmark of American democracy, the hallmark of any democracy, is a strong competition of ideas, policies, and a vision for the future.”
“Just as we must reject political violence, we must also embrace a robust discussion about what is at stake in this election,” she added.