Biden Asks America to ‘Lower the Temperature’

My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. We’re neighbors. We’re friends, co-workers, citizens, and, most importantly, we are fellow Americans. We must stand together. A former president was shot, an American citizen killed while simply exercising his freedom to support the candidate of his choosing. We cannot — we must not — go down this road in America. There is no place in America for this kind of violence — for any violence ever, period. No exceptions. We can’t allow this violence to be normalized. All of us now face a time of testing as the election approaches. And the higher the stakes, the more fervent the passions become. This places an added burden on each of us to ensure that no matter how strong our convictions, we must never descend into violence. Let’s never lose sight of who we are. Let’s remember: We are the United States of America. There is nothing — nothing, nothing — beyond our capacity when we do it together. God bless you all, and may God protect our troops.