'I am glad he's safe': Harris, Vance, and others react to Trump assassination attempt

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00:00Sunday's apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump has prompted a wave of condemnation.

00:07Among those to denounce the incident was his rival, Kamala Harris.

00:11I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his

00:15property in Florida and I'm glad he is safe.

00:19Violence has no place in America.

00:22A sentiment echoed by her running mate, Tim Walz, who said, quote, violence has no place

00:27in our country, it is not who we are as a country.

00:31In a statement on social media, Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, said he was glad the Republican

00:36presidential candidate was safe, adding that he was in quote, good spirits.

00:42Sunday's incident appears, according to the FBI, to be the second assassination attempt

00:47against the former US president this year.

00:50At a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, back in July, Trump was grazed in the ear in a shooting

00:55that killed a member of the crowd and critically injured two.

01:00In the wake of Sunday's apparent assassination attempt, the former president's son, Eric

01:04Trump, expressed his fears of another attack, saying, quote, my father is running out of

01:09lives here.

01:10How many more rifles are going to come within assassination distance of my father?

01:16US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, praised the Secret Service for their, quote,

01:20quick response to ensure former President Trump's safety.

01:25It comes after the US Secret Service director resigned following the Butler shooting amid

01:29scrutiny of security lapses surrounding the attack.

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