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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Weissert

Trump calls for unity after correspondents’ dinner shooting. But will it last?

President Donald Trump struck a subdued and unusually conciliatory tone after what he described as a third attempt on his life in under two years. While suggesting his politics had made him a repeated target, he also called for unity and bipartisan healing amid rising violence.

“It’s always shocking when something like this happens. Happened to me, a little bit. And that never changes,” a subdued Trump told reporters at a hastily arranged White House news conference late Saturday.

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