{"id":37610,"date":"2024-07-18T16:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/indigenous-congress-members-react-to-attempted-assassination-of-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:42:07","slug":"indigenous-congress-members-react-to-attempted-assassination-of-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/indigenous-congress-members-react-to-attempted-assassination-of-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous congress members react to attempted assassination of Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018This is an assassination attempt plain and simple. America is better than this\u2019<\/p>\n

Indigenous members of Congress and several national Indigenous organizations have condemned the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump during a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Trump was grazed by a bullet from an AR-style rifle on the upper part of his right ear. The FBI is still trying to determine a motive behind Saturday\u2019s attempted assassination.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His aides said he was in \u201cgreat spirits\u201d and doing well. He arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday evening for the convention, which began Monday, June 15.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Cherokee, was at a national wrestling tournament with his daughter in North Dakota when he heard about the attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, this should have never happened,\u201d Mullin said to\u00a0News 9. \u201cWe know that this should\u2019ve never taken place. There\u2019s no place in our country for this. There\u2019s political differences, but it should never come to this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mullin spoke by phone with Trump on Sunday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I spoke with President Trump this morning, I said that was legendary, and I can\u2019t understate that comment, legendary means that he did something that very few people in the world would be able to do, is hold composure after being shot at, being tackled by Secret Service, and then to still hold composure and still rally the troops,\u201d Mullin said to\u00a0Newsmax.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mullin also posted to X: \u201cThe elites tried, the deep state tried, the FBI tried, and now assassins have tried. No one can stop the President and his agenda of putting Americans first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen, Choctaw, said in a statement, \u201cPresident Trump, even with blood on his face, is not going to stop fighting for the American people. Please join us in praying for continued Providential protection for our 45th President (and future 47th), the attendees at today\u2019s rally, and all their families. We send our sincerest gratitude to the law enforcement who responded at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

The longest-serving Indigenous member of Congress, Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, Chickasaw, also condemned the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cForty-three years ago, in 1981, a gunman opened fire on President Ronald Reagan in Washington, DC. Luckily, the President survived; however, this was an occurrence that I hoped our nation would never be shook by again,\u201d Cole said in a statement. \u201cYet, on Saturday, America was similarly shaken. The attempted assassination of President Donald Trump this weekend is truly chilling, as political violence of any kind is never acceptable and quite frankly, is un-American.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cole is glad that nothing happened to the former president and asks for unity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank God that President Trump is ok. He is a resilient man, who has consistently shown leadership and strength during times of adversity,\u201d he said. \u201cNow, in this moment, we must unite as a nation. What happened on Saturday was a horrific attack on democracy, but we must not allow it to prevail. As President Trump said in his statement, we must \u2018show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined.\u2019 The United States of America is the greatest country the world has ever known, and I am confident that we will overcome this dark chapter. In the meantime, please join me in praying for America, as we cannot, and will not, allow evil to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Reps. Mary Peltola, Yu\u2019pik, and Sharice Davids, Ho-Chunk, also denounced the attempted assassination.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an assassination attempt plain and simple,\u201d Peltola wrote on X. \u201cAmerica is better than this. My thoughts are with President Trump and his family, and all at the rally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHorrified by the shots fired at the former president today and relieved he is okay,\u201d Davids wrote on X. \u201cPolitical violence is never acceptable. Thank you to the Secret Service and law enforcement who responded and are investigating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Macarro, president of the National Congress of American Indians, also denounced the attack on the former president.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) strongly condemns the violence that occurred against former U.S. President Donald Trump,\u201d Macarro said in a statement. \u201cWe extend our deepest condolences to those affected. Our ancestors have fought for and upheld the right to resolve differences through peaceful and rational discourse. It is through this legacy that we advocate for the use of rational dialogue and the democratic process, including the power of our vote, to address conflicts and shape our nation\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

NDN Collective said this attempted assassination was the result of the United States\u2019 \u201cculture of violence\u201d and not the political divisiveness in the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s shooting was the direct result of an inhumane and irresponsible culture of violence,\u201d NDN Collective said in a statement. \u201cThe shooting is not about the right versus the left \u2013 or merely the result of divisive rhetoric, as many will claim. Shallow messages of unity and reaching across the aisle will not solve this. Today\u2019s shooting is yet another consequence of building and maintaining a nation based in violence, control, and bloodshed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

They added, \u201cWe need and deserve leaders who understand safety and peace are not abstract ideas \u2013 they are policy choices. We refuse to be reactive or to take \u2018sides\u2019 in a culture of violence. Instead, we will continue to be advocates for the paradigm shift our world needs to build a culture of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

A former fire chief was killed at Trump\u2019s Pennsylvania rally and is being remembered as a \u201cman of conviction.\u201d The shooting wounded two other men.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorey Comperatore, a firefighter whose last acts were trying to protect his family, died a hero,\u201d Cole stated. \u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with Corey\u2019s family and loved ones as they grieve during this time, as well as President Trump and the other rally attendees who were injured.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe mourn lives lost today, and our prayers go out to their loved ones,\u201d NDN collective said in a statement. \u201cMany of us have experienced the trauma of gun violence. We send prayers for those who witnessed the shootings today, and hope all are in safe spaces with loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities say that Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, carried out the attack and is believed to have acted alone with his father\u2019s gun.<\/p>\n

U.S. Secret Service officers shot the gunman, officials said. It was later reported that he died.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when the gunfire began.<\/p>\n

As the first pop went off Trump said, \u201cOh,\u201d then raised his hand to his right ear and looked at it before quickly crouching to the ground behind his lectern.<\/p>\n

Someone could be heard near the microphone saying, \u201cGet down, get down, get down, get down!\u201d as agents rushed to the stage. They piled atop the former president to shield him with their bodies as other agents took up positions on stage to search for the threat.<\/p>\n

Investigators are hunting for clues and the absence of any clear ideological motive so far has led conspiracy theories to flourish. Investigators have found no threatening comments on social media accounts or ideological positions that could help explain what led him to target Trump.<\/p>\n

The presumptive Republican nominee and his allies will face the nation unquestionably united and ready to \u201cfight,\u201d as the bloodied Trump cried out Saturday while Secret Service agents at his Pennsylvania rally rushed him to safety.<\/p>\n

Anger and anxiety are coursing through the party, even as many top Republicans call for calm and a lowering of tensions. As elected officials, politicians and a few regular Americans address the conference, the question is which tone will prevail in the aftermath of the attack: Will it make speeches even more fiery or will calls for calm prevail?<\/p>\n

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