More local leaders react to attempted Trump assassination

We have heard from more local leaders who are reacting to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump:

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly:

“My message is the same as it has been all along. I said this at the 4th of July event. We need to come together as Americans and focus on what unites us and not what divides us. As a non-partisan mayor that’s a lot easier. I do not participate in political divides. I think they’re toxic, and they really hurt this country and unfortunately we saw the dividends of that toxicity over the weekend. Again, I think it’s a great time to come together and go have a beer with someone you disagree with and find what you have in common and not what you don’t.”

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff:

“This is an absolutely horrific turn of events. I join all Georgians and all Americans in condemning this act of violence in gratitude and relief that the former president was not more severely harmed.”

Hamilton County Republican Party Chair Mark Harrison:

“The use of violence to make a political  statement, whether you use a rifle, a blade, your fist, or Facebook, is repulsive. It is in these moments that we are momentarily brought together as a nation. In the days after, however, we once again draw ourselves up into our separate corners, finding fault in our friends, neighbors, and family members. The rhetoric that refers to another person as vile or as plotting for the end of our society in some way, once again leads us to the temptation of performing such acts of violence. Some of your viewers may be unfamiliar with Howard Baker Jr. who served Tennessee as a United States Senator from 1967 to 1985. He often quoted his father, U.S. Rep. Howard Baker Sr., who told him: “You should always go through life working on the assumption that the other guy might be right.” I ask your viewers, on both “sides of the aisles,” to consider this as they deal with the emotions brought on by the attempted assasination of Donald J. Trump. Let’s focus on being good neighbors and citizens first.”