This weekend's events are a reminder that in this heightened threat environment leaders have a responsibility to turn down the rhetoric to avoid inciting violence. It’s time for all Americans to stand together.

Maybe tell Donald to tone down his rhetoric.

Tell that to Trump. He has legitimised hate. He follows no rules and therefore gives others permission to do the same. Whenever his popularity wanes, some big sympathy distraction comes or some illegal war/act is started. This time very few are buying the "assassination" thing.

Acutally, it's time for you to do the job we voted for you to do; impeach judges, expel corrupt members, pass Trump's laws, pressure the senate to remove @LeaderJohnThune & pass the SAVE America Act. Get off TV & X & do your job! This congress is the worst @GOP congress ever.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA! Says the man who calls Democrats the enemy of the U.S.

@Republicans Okie dokie, Mr. Squeaker 🤦‍♀️

It's time for Republicans to stop making up fake assassination attempts.

You first, Mike.

@Republicans Like when Trump made fun of Paul Pelosi’s skull being crushed with a hammer?

Bring back the electric chair. Trump's shooter deserves it! Make America Great Again! @POTUS @SpeakerJohnson

Is this a joke? Trump has demonstrated some of the most violent and hateful rhetoric I’ve ever heard over the past few months.

Tell that to @RepJeffries Then, expel him from Congress.

Turn down the rhetoric? Dude, you guys are beating and shooting law-abiding Americans in the street. You are entering people’s homes without a warrant. And you are building concentration camps. #GOPFail

The democrats will not stand together. When will you guys learn. The would be assassin is not some far left radial extremist. He represents the mainstream of the Democrat party.

@Republicans Fuck right off nonce!

@Republicans Trump continues to use divisive and inciteful rhetoric. When will Republicans stop defending a mentally ill, corrupt president who is deteriorating by the day?

As nice as that sounds, wake up, that’s never going to happen. They’ve proven that to us over and over again. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. What I am curious about, though, is what the excuse is going to be when Trump’s term is over. Do you think it ends there? Because it’s only escalating!

Vacate the Speaker. Censure POTUS, VP & Speaker for violating protocol and going to the same event. Have hearings now regarding the gross incompetence of the Secret Service and their failures. Republicans are not taking our security seriously enough. Johnson cares about vacation.

Both sides, right?

Start at the top Mikey. Dear leader of your party is the number one spreader of vile, hateful speech and violence provoking rhetoric...

Would you like to start with your 'leader' Mike?

The liberals are celebrating and also mad that this guy failed. They are mentally ill people. It’s just that simple

Dude! Doesn't your chamber have important bills to try to pass this week? You shouldn't be wasting precious minutes on social media.

Sure how can we when you and Trump keep gaslighting all of us everyday!! YOU are by far the worst speaker in the house !! What have YOU done for any of us the American people? NOT ONE DAMN THING!!

ALL OF @DonaldTrump ATTEMPTED ASSASSINS WERE REPUBLICANS!

We are starting to stand together. Against you and the rest of the GOP's dumbasses. This Fall gonna be weird for you.

How can we stand together when the President hates half the Americans and says it all the time? Rhetoric is not one sided if you are going to be honest. Can you even try to be honest about it? Can you even admit that the President uses rhetoric and images that are just as bad? Until republicans can admit this do not look to the Democrats to back down. He created this normal and now sees how it is backfiring. It is a product of his making. How about you start with your own party first and we’ll see how that goes.

I will continue both opposing violence (including immoral wars of aggression), and opposing this administration's usurpations of power. BTW, you should step aside as Speaker in favor of somebody who will properly exercise Congress' role in our Constitutional order.

I don’t want to stand with people that want to kill me.

FUCK you. TRUMP spews the MOST ACTUAL hate fileld rhetoric day in and outr and YOUR fake Christian ass parrots him so FUCK you! STaged as FUCK. He KNEW it was coming. He's SMILING after the first shot. Then he's behind a curtain jkust WATCHING it all unfold. LYING TRAITORS!

This includes the left wing Wall Street Journal which headline was chaos not an assassination attempt. The guy had a 12 gauge shotgun pump. Are you kidding me and a pistol and a bunch of knives?