{"id":26683,"date":"2024-07-14T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/colorado-elected-officials-offer-prayers-for-former-president-donald-trump-and-others-after-apparent-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T12:30:00","slug":"colorado-elected-officials-offer-prayers-for-former-president-donald-trump-and-others-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/colorado-elected-officials-offer-prayers-for-former-president-donald-trump-and-others-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado elected officials offer prayers for former President Donald Trump and others after apparent shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/span>dur-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Colorado\u2019s elected officials and political candidates are offering prayers for former President Donald Trump and others after a shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Trump is safe according to his campaign. The suspected shooter and an audience member are dead.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement officials say the shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the ex-president, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Trump was bleeding from his ear after the sounds, was briefly tackled and protected by Secret Service agents, stood up and shook his fist at the crowd before being whisked away.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press reported Saturday that the suspected shooter and at least one person at the rally had died.<\/p>\n

Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn posted on social media that he\u2019s \u201cpraying for President Trump, his family, and everyone in attendance today. We all wish him a speedy recovery from any harm done to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ardent Trump backer GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted out a photo of Trump bloodied, surrounded by Secret Service, with his fist in the air, with the caption \u201cMY PRESIDENT.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also cast blame on President Joe Biden using her official X account. She sent out a quote, \u201cIt\u2019s time to put Trump in the bull\u2019s-eye,\u201d which she attributed to Joe Biden. It was in media reports about a call with donors. And after the quote she wrote, \u201cShame on him.\u201d<\/p>\n

After offering his prayers for Trump, former GOP Sen. Cory Gardner added, \u201cGod bless the Secret Service and all who responded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republican Rep. Greg Lopez offered prayers and added \u201cEvil and violence must never win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republican candidate for the 8th Congressional District Gabe Evans wrote on social media: \u201cPraying for President Donald Trump following today\u2019s apparent shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania.\u201d GOP candidate for the 3rd Congressional District Jeff Hurd also added his prayers and wrote, \u201cAn attack like this on the President is an attack on our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many others, however, also took the opportunity to try and bring down the political temperature.<\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Phil Weiser described the news as scary. But he added on social media, \u201cpolitical violence has no place in America. Our differences must be solved at the ballot box.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical violence is never the answer in democracy,\u201d said Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper. \u201cHoping former President Trump recovers from this terrible attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical violence in any form is unacceptable,\u201d wrote Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, who praised law enforcement for their \u201cimmediate response.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic Rep. Jason Crow was blunt, \u201cPolitical violence has no place in our democracy. Period,\u201d adding his thoughts are with Trump and all those impacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no place in our country for political violence and we strongly condemn the attack on former President Trump at his rally,\u201d Shad Murib, the head of the state Democratic Party, said. \u201cWe are heartbroken to hear that someone was killed and the Colorado Democrats are holding the entire community of Butler in our thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse also decried political violence. \u201cOur country must be better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen also wrote that, \u201cviolence is absolutely never acceptable,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m grateful the former president is okay, but those responsible must be held fully accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo added, \u201cWhat happened tonight must be condemned by all Americans. We are a democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District Adam Frisch also said, \u201cthere is zero tolerance for political violence \u2013 ever. Praying for everyone at the rally in Butler today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Gov. Jared Polis, who along with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, has for months been calling for healthy political debate and how to disagree better politically, condemned what happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad to hear President Trump is doing well following this terrible act of violence. Violence is never acceptable,\u201d Polis wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Public Radio, visit www.cpr.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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