Biden says America 'must not go down this road' after Trump assassination attempt: Updates

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85% : Biden's phone call Saturday night with Trump was "good, respectful and brief," according to a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity saying it was a private discussion.- Michael Collins and Joey GarrisonSecret Service pushed Trump to the stage, eyewitness saysErin Autenreith, who sat in the middle of the front row at Trump's rally, said on the TODAY show Sunday that she heard "pop, pop, pop" sounds and watched as Secret Service men quickly pushed the former president down on stage for a couple of minutes.
81% : Urging people to stay united and to "show our True Character as Americans," Trump said: "I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin."-David Jackson, Sarah D. Wire, Sam Woodward, and Alison DirrNo word on shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks' motiveLittle is known about Crooks beyond the fact that he lived in a home with his parents in Bethel Park.
77% : Having never seen Trump before, they immediately got tickets.
76% : He added that he spoke with members of Trump's team and got a call from Biden, whom he lauded for reaching out to Trump.
60% : "Early in the afternoon, Biden said that he'd spoken with Trump on Saturday night and was "sincerely grateful" his political rival was recovering well from Saturday's shooting.
54% : "- Jennifer Pignolet, Akron Beacon JournalCongressional Democrats to pause fundraising, adsThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will pause its fundraising activities and advertisements, according to a source familiar with the plans, following the assassination attempt on Trump.
54% : "Trump called on Americans to transcend politics and emphasized that "love, compassion, kindness and empathy are necessities.
51% : "I started telling people, 'Trump was hit,'" she said.
49% : Trump also said during the interview that he is still processing Saturday's events.
49% : Trump told supporters Sunday that he would still attend this week's Republican convention in Milwaukee.
45% : "Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening," Trump said in an early morning post on Truth Social.
42% : She said she could only see Trump on the screen, but decided she needed to sit down just minutes into the rally to avoid fainting.
40% : "We did not divert resources from FPOTUS Trump & protection models don't work that way.
39% : "Trump wore a large, white bandage over his right ear, Goodwin said.
37% : Trump, who was injured in the right ear when a sniper opened fire, traveled to Milwaukee on Sunday for this week's GOP convention.
37% : How did Secret Service allow shooter to get so close to Trump?Trump rewrites RNC speech after assassination attemptIn an interview with the Washington Examiner on Sunday, Trump said he rewrote his Republican National Convention speech to include a call for national unity.
37% : Trump, however, could not be spotted exiting his vehicle.
36% : "Speaking to New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin as his private jet headed for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Trump called Saturday's assassination attempt a "very surreal experience.
36% : MorrisonMore: Nursing aide turned sniper: Thomas Crooks' mysterious plot to kill TrumpSecret Service: Agents were not diverted from Trump to protect Jill BidenSecret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi rejected social media reports claiming the agency had directed resources away from Trump's Saturday campaign rally in Pennsylvania to protect first lady Jill Biden.
36% : Chicago Alderman Brian Hopkins, chairman of the city's Public Safety Committee, said the assassination attempt on Trump "will have an impact on everything we do" for securing the upcoming Democratic National Convention in August.
36% : "- Christopher Cann, Aysha Bagchi, Andrew DolphHow the chaotic scene erupted: Video captures moment when Trump reportedly shot on stage at rallyAttack harkens back to dark years of violenceThe most recent attempt on a presidential candidate was on March 30, 1981, when Republican President Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. after a speaking engagement just two months after taking office.
35% : Had I not done that in that moment, well, we would not be talking today, would we?"Trump will make an appearance Monday at the RNC, said committee member David Bossie in an interview with WISN-TV.
34% : A White House official said later Saturday that Biden had spoken with Trump, Shapiro and Bob Dandoy, the mayor of Butler.
32% : Guglielmi also clarified that the Secret Service "field office teams" protecting Trump were part of operations "added during election years for the heavy travel tempo," in response to reports that they were not part of the former president's regular detail.
31% : "Based on yesterday's terrible events, I was going to delay my trip to Wisconsin, and The Republican National Convention, by two days, but have just decided that I cannot allow a 'shooter,' or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else," Trump said on his Truth Social account.
29% : Trump added that "we will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness."
26% : Though he reiterated his belief that the November election pitting him against Trump will shape the future of America and the world, Biden nonetheless insisted political differences must be settled peacefully.
23% : Still, Shirley Iman said they didn't know at the time Trump had been injured.
19% : At 6:11 p.m., while Trump is speaking, multiple shots are fired toward the stage, and less than a minute later, Secret Service agents jump on top of the former president and escort him off stage.
18% : Biden calls it 'sick': Here's what we knowDevelopments:∎ Trump told an interviewer, "I'm not supposed to be here, I'm supposed to be dead."∎ A Secret Service spokesman denied social media reports claiming the agency had directed resources away from Trump's Saturday campaign rally in Pennsylvania to protect first lady Jill Biden.
13% : "Trump said Sunday that "God alone" had spared him from Saturday's brazen assassination attempt, the likes of which America had not seen since President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded 43 years ago.
12% : "Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania: Trump wounded in assassination attempt.
12% : "Trump: 'I'm supposed to be dead'Former President Donald Trump marveled over his brush with assassination on Sunday, telling an interviewer, "I'm not supposed to be here, I'm supposed to be dead.
4% : - Stephanie WarsmithWhite House says Biden call with Trump 'respectful'The president spoke with Trump on Saturday night after Trump was targeted by a sniper at a rally in PennsylvaniaBiden told reporters when he initially tried to call Trump, the former president was with his doctors.

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