Joe Biden asks Americans to 'take stock' and calls for unity after Trump shooting – video

Addressing the US the day after the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden said the shooting 'calls on all of us to take a step back' and 'take stock of where we are'. 'A former president was shot, an American citizen killed while simply exercising his freedom to support the candidate of his choosing,' Biden said. ' We cannot, must not go down this road in America'

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