Center for American Progress

STATEMENT: CAP’s Patrick Gaspard Condemns Violence at Trump Rally
Press Statement

STATEMENT: CAP’s Patrick Gaspard Condemns Violence at Trump Rally

Washington, D.C. — After shots were fired at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:

This shooting at the Trump political rally is a dark development for our country. We should all be relieved that former President Trump was not seriously harmed, and we mourn the death of a rally attendee. This act of violence requires the strongest condemnation by all.

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