Biden urges US to reject ‘extremism and fury’ after Trump assassination attempt

In Oval Office TV address, president forcefully condemns political violence and says country must strive for unity

Joe Biden on Sunday forcefully condemned political violence and appealed to a nation still reeling from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to reject extremism and fury".

In a primetime address from the Oval Office, Biden said Americans must strive for national unity," warning that the political rhetoric in the US had gotten too heated" as passions rise in the final months before the November presidential election.