Biden and Trump had brief ‘respectful’ phone call after assassination attempt at rally

Joe Biden and Donald Trump had a brief “respectful” phone call following the assassination attempt against the former president at a campaign rally on Saturday.

The political rivals spoke by phone after Trump was injured in the shooting but no details were provided, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting from Delaware, Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.”

He said he had been unable to reach Trump before his remarks, but the White House said he did speak to Trump several hours later.

The president said every American must condemn political violence afterthe shooting. “It’s sick,” Biden said. “It’s sick.”

The former president was rushed from the stage after shots were fired on Saturday, with blood running down his face. His Secret Service detail who bundled him into a waiting motorcade.

Trump’s campaign said that is he “fine” and was “checked out a local medical facility.” He later flew to New Jersey to spend the night at his golf club in the state.

One spectator was killed and two critically injured in the assassination attempt, before the suspected shooter – later identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks – was killed by a Secret Service agent on the scene.

The motive for the attack remains unclear.

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Crooks, a 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident, was a registered Republican voter, but also donated $15 to a Democratic-aligned PAC, according to online records.

Speaking from a convention center at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Biden said he has been “thoroughly briefed by all the agencies in the federal government” on the situation.

Biden said the