Biden Calls on Nation to “Lower the Temperature” in Aftermath of Trump Shooting
President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday evening about the assassination attempt against his GOP rival, former President Donald Trump, over the weekend. There is a “need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies,” Biden said in his speech. “We’re neighbors. We’re friends, coworkers, citizens.