Members of Congress condemn violence after shots fired at Trump rally

Members of Congress rejected political violence Saturday after a shooting at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania left at least one rallygoer dead and forced the Secret Service to rush the former president off stage. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, posted on social media that he was “Praying for President Trump.” “Kelly and I are praying for President Trump and all the attendees of the campaign rally today in Pennsylvania, and we send our gratitude to the law enforcement who responded at the scene,” Johnson wrote. “This horrific act of political violence at a peaceful campaign rally has no place in this country and should be unanimously and forcefully condemned.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, released a written statement saying that he was “horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe.” “Political violence has no place in our country,” Schumer wrote. We’re keeping former President Trump, his family, and everyone involved in our thoughts.” Giffords wrote on her own social media feed that “Political violence is terrifying. Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, wrote on social media that “olitical violence is despicable, and there is no place for it in America.” “I’m grateful that former President Trump is safe, and to the law enforcement officials who risked their lives to take action” Peters wrote.