Jill Biden spoke with Melania Trump following Pennsylvania rally shooting
Former President Trump, President Biden also spoke by phone in wake of Butler, Pennsylvania, incident
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}First lady Jill Biden spoke with former first lady Melania Trump in the wake of Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Details of their conversation, which was first reported by NBC News, were not immediately available. Fox News confirms that the conversation happened on Sunday afternoon.
"When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron's life, were on the brink of a devastating change," Melania Trump said in a statement earlier Sunday. "I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Biden spoke with the former president on Saturday night following the shooting, a White House spokesperson told Fox News.
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First lady Jill Biden, left, reportedly spoke by phone with former first lady Melania Trump in the wake of Saturday's shooting. (AP/Susan Walsh/Alon Skuy/Getty Images)
The former president suffered injuries to his ear after the shooting, appearing with blood on his face. He was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh late Saturday night.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Later, former President Trump told the New York Post in an interview that his call with Biden was "fine" and "very nice."
Republican candidate former President Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden then addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, saying the attempted assassination of former President Trump is forcing Americans to "take a step back" and calling on all sides to "lower the temperature in our politics."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics," Biden said. "Do remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. We’re neighbors, we’re friends, coworkers, citizens, and most importantly, we are fellow Americans. We must stand together."
President Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, July 14, 2024 about the assassination attempt of Republican presidential candidate former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
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The incident "calls on all of us to take a step back, take stock of where we are," he added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News' Pat Ward contributed to this report.