Grand Canyon Times

The Arizona Freedom Caucus said they condemned the attempt attack on former President Donald Trump and were praying for the victims and their families. 

"The Arizona Freedom Caucus rebukes today’s assassination attempt on the life of President Donald J. Trump in the strongest terms possible," the group wrote in a post on X. "We are deeply grieved by the senseless loss of the life of one patriotic American in attendance, the serious wounding of another, and all those who were injured and traumatized by today’s attack."

"Political violence should never happen in the United States," the statement said. "Such acts violate each of us and undermine the cause of human liberty which benefits all Americans regardless of political or ideological affiliation."

An attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was made at a Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. Secret Service members moved Trump off the stage after shots were fired on him while speaking at the rally. A bullet grazed the former president’s ear, but he was otherwise unharmed. 

A local Pennsylvania firefighter was killed in the audience, and two other audience members were critically wounded. 

The shooter, 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed during the incident. FBI agents were able to identify him by tracing the rifle he used, which had been legally purchased by his father. 

Trump was able to travel and arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, which kicked off on Monday, July 15. 

President Joe Biden condemned the attack in several statements made since the shooting, calling for citizens to deal with their political differences peacefully, and said he had spoken with Trump since the attack. Biden still plans to move forward with his campaign for the November election. 

"Last year, Tucker Carlson predicted that if President Trump's enemines could not defeat him otherwise, they would even resort to assassination," the Caucus said in their press release. "We can only conclude that his enemies know that Trump cannot be defeated at the ballot box this November, and so they are resorting to desperate and violent measures, as we have become use to them doing."

The Caucus also called for the Department of Homeland Security to ensure the continued safety of Trump throughout his campaign