‘Unconscionable’: Georgia leaders across the political spectrum condemn Trump rally shooting
This story was updated on Sunday at 12:01 p.m.
Reactions are flooding in from Georgia political leaders following what law enforcement officials are treating as an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
The incident happened at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump’s campaign said shortly afterward that he is “fine” and being checked at a local medical facility. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.
Georgia leaders respond
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was sending prayers.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, the state’s top law enforcement official, called the incident “unconscionable.”
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia condemned the violence.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia released a statement calling the incident “despicable.”
“I join all Georgians and Americans in condemning this despicable act of violence and pray former President Trump makes a full recovery. I thank the U.S. Secret Service and law enforcement for their swift response. Political violence is never acceptable and can never be tolerated.”
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger condemned political violence “in all forms.”
U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, who is also chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, said it was unacceptable.
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones called it “unacceptable.”
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia, who lost her 17-year-old son to gun violence in 2012, said “we can and must do better.”
The Carter Center issued a statement calling on Americans to “embrace civility in our democratic processes.” It was not attributed specifically to former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under home hospice care in Plains, Georgia.
Two Republican members of the U.S. House from Georgia spread misinformation and conspiracy theories following the shooting. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blamed “Democrats and the media.” U.S. Rep. Mike Collins said “Joe Biden sent the orders.”
This is a developing story.
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