Washington, DC – the National Iranian American Council issued the following statement on the shooting that targeted Donald Trump at his political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday:
Back to topWe deplore violence in all forms and strongly condemn the attempt to take Donald Trump’s life on Saturday, which also killed an innocent bystander and injured others in the crowd. Even as our politics can and should be argued with passion, given the very real stakes at play, Americans of all political stripes should unite to condemn political violence and reaffirm our commitment to democratic principles that must not be taken for granted.