Rep. Adams' Statement on the Attempted Assassination of President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) released the following statement on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump:

"I condemn the violence at former President Trump's rally, and I am thankful for the swift response by Secret Service and law enforcement officers. I pray for President Trump's recovery, for the family that lost a loved one, and for others injured.

Political violence is beneath us as a democracy."

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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. represents North Carolina's 12th Congressional District (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Cabarrus County) and serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, where she serves as ranking member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee.