2024-07-15 13:42:00
After the assassination attempt on former President Trump, he suddenly struck a new, more moderate tone. He “delivered” an “extremely tough” speech to the party conference. President Biden is also calling for a “liberation” of the political debate.
After an assassination attempt on presidential candidate Donald Trump, both Republican and Democratic incumbent Joe Biden called for unity and called for a more moderate tone in the election campaign. The political debate in the country has become very heated, said Biden. “It’s time to cool them down,” he said. “We all have a responsibility to do this.” Violence is never a solution. “We will settle our differences at the ballot box. That’s how we do it – at the ballot box, not with bullets,” Biden said after the assassination attempt that injured Trump on Saturday.
Before the start of the Republican party convention, Trump was campaigning to overcome the political divide in the country. The 78-year-old said in an interview with the tabloid New York Post that he had ended his originally planned and very aggressive speech for the party conference. “I want to try to unite the country,” Trump said. “But I don’t know if it’s possible. People are very divided.”
“Prepared for a very tough talk”
The four-day Republican convention begins today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Despite the attack, Trump arrived on Sunday. He is to be officially named as the party’s candidate for the presidential election on 5 November. Trump’s big speech is planned for Thursday afternoon (local time). It is also eagerly awaited who will run alongside him as a candidate for vice president.
“I had a very tough speech prepared completely, very well, all about corrupt, terrible government,” Trump continued, according to the New York Post. “But I threw them away.” When asked, he explained that the different political positions, for example on the issue of migration, were of course unchanged, but he wanted to bring the country together through success. The newspaper reported that he suggested that the tone of the election campaign should now continue in a more moderate manner.
It will be clear in the coming days and weeks whether Trump and Biden’s aspirations will work out, and how long a possible moderation of the bitter rhetoric so far in the election campaign will last.
Biden promotes “kindness and goodness” in America
In a rare address to the nation from the Oval Office in the White House, Biden emphasized that violence is never the solution. “I will continue to vigorously advocate for our democracy, stand up for our Constitution and the rule of law, and demand action at the ballot box, without violence on our streets.” This is how democracy should work, he warned. “We represent America not with extremism and anger, but with decency and kindness.” An evening speech from the President’s office, broadcast live on television, is reserved for moments of crisis and major turning points in the country.
Shortly after Biden’s speech, Trump posted two words in capital letters on the platform he co-founded, Truth Social: “Unite America!”
“I should be dead”
A man shot Trump and wounded his ear during a campaign speech in the state of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The person, according to the FBI, a 20-year-old man from the region, was killed by security forces. Investigators have not yet identified a motive, but the FBI believes the shooter acted alone. He shot with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
Trump expressed his gratitude in an interview with the New York Post. “By luck or God – and many people say it was God’s work – I am still here.” Referring to the assassination attempt, he said: “I shouldn’t be here. I should be dead. I should be dead.”
As Trump described in the joint interview with the Washington Examiner, a small gesture during the campaign rally may have saved his life. At the time of the attack, he aimed at a poster about migration and therefore turned his head slightly. “I’m just starting to realize this. I rarely look away from the crowd. If I hadn’t done that at that moment, well, we wouldn’t be talking today, would we?”
Party conference among high people Safety precautions
Trump is convinced that he has been nominated as the presidential candidate by the party’s convention delegates in Milwaukee. The Secret Service does not plan to tighten measures for the big event. Even before the attack, the organizers had planned to take very high security precautions. The police presence is already huge and many streets are closed. There are concrete walls and bollards in the city centre. You can only approach the event location with proper security clearance.
After the attack, the question is raised whether the event and Trump were adequately protected. Biden announced an independent investigation to clarify exactly what happened. Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered investigators to “use all available resources.”
Some Republicans in the House of Representatives called for a detailed parliamentary investigation into what happened. In particular, the Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the incumbent in the White House and former presidents, must be prepared for many critical issues.
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