President Joe Biden strongly condemned the attack at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday in an address to the nation, saying that there is "no place in America for this kind of violence."

"It’s sick," the president said from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. "It’s sick."

What You Need To Know

  • President Joe Biden strongly condemned the attack at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday in an address to the nation

  • Biden expressed gratitude that Trump appears to have been unharmed; the two spoke directly Saturday night, the White House said

  • Biden's campaign is "pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible," per an official.

  • At least one rally attendee was killed in the attack, and the suspected shooter was killed by U.S. Secret Service; the incident is being investigated as an assassination attempt, per law enforcement officials

"It’s one of the reasons we have to unite this country," Biden said. "We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this."

Trump, Biden said, "should have been able to conduct [his rally] peacefully, without any problem."

Trump appeared to have been wounded, with blood visible on his face as he was whisked off stage, but is "fine," per his campaign.

The president added that he has not yet spoken to Trump, but that he is trying to reach him by phone, and will continue to try. "I hope I get to speak to him tonight, and I’ll get back to you if I do," Biden told reporters.

Biden and Trump spoke later Saturday night, per the White House. He also spoke with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Butler, Pennsylvania, Mayor Bob Dandoy. The president left Delaware to return to Washington, and will receive an updated briefing from homeland security and law enforcement officials on Sunday morning.

In a statement earlier Saturday, Biden said that he is "grateful to hear" that Trump is safe and "doing well," adding that he is "praying for him, and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information."

Biden's campaign is "pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible," per an official.

At least one rally attendee was killed in the attack. The suspected shooter was killed by U.S. Secret Service. The incident is reportedly being investigated as an assassination attempt.

Asked by reporters if he thought the attack was an assassination attempt, Biden said that he has "an opinion, but I don’t have any facts. I want to make sure I have all the facts before I comment."

In a statement, Vice President Kamala Harris similarly expressed relief that Trump "is not seriously injured" and that she and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are "praying for him, his family, and all those who have been injured and impacted by this senseless shooting."

"We are grateful to the United States Secret Service, first responders, and local authorities for their immediate action," Harris added. "Violence such as this has no place in our nation. We must all condemn this abhorrent act and do our part to ensure that it does not lead to more violence.