In a brief post on his social media account on Sunday, former President Donald Trump made a concise appeal for national unity shortly after President Biden delivered an address to the nation concerning the assassination attempt on his Republican opponent.

“It is imperative that we unite as a nation.” Trump, aged 78, published a message on the Truth Social platform.

The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee’s message resonated with Biden’s remarks from the White House, in which he urged Americans to “unite as one nation.” 

Biden, 81, expressed gratitude for Trump’s well-being, noting that a bullet had pierced the upper part of the latter’s right ear when a gunman—identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks—opened fire from a rooftop in proximity to the Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday.

“An assassination attempt is antithetical to the fundamental principles and values that define our nation,” Biden informed the press corps.

“Such actions are antithetical to the fundamental principles and values that define our nation.” Such an act is antithetical to the values and traditions of the United States. “Such an occurrence cannot be permitted,” he stated. “Unity is the most challenging objective to achieve, yet it is of paramount importance in the current circumstances.”

The president called for a comprehensive and expeditious independent investigation into the attack’s circumstances, emphasizing the importance of avoiding hasty assumptions regarding the perpetrator’s motives.

Additionally, he stated that he had instructed the US Secret Service to provide his predecessor with any resources and to oversee security at the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to commence on Monday in Milwaukee and which Trump is expected to attend.

Biden stated that he and Trump had a brief yet constructive dialogue after the afternoon attack at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Additionally, the president provided a brief statement in the hours following the shooting, denouncing the act as “sick.”

On Sunday, Biden was scheduled to deliver a formal address to the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m.

“I will provide further commentary on this subject tonight from the Oval Office,” Biden stated. “We must unite as one nation to demonstrate who we are.”

The Secret Service discharged their firearm, resulting in the demise of Crooks, a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. A participant in the demonstration, Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief, was killed, and two other men sustained critical injuries.