North Carolina politicians react to attempted Trump assassination

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — After former President Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday, politicians around the state immediately took to social media to state their thoughts.

In a post shared to X , Governor Roy Cooper said, “Violence has no place in our politics or communities.”

In a Facebook post , Mayor of Greensboro Nancy Vaughan, who is not seeking reelection in 2025 , encouraged others to “condemn violence,” despite their political beliefs.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the Democratic candidate for governor of North Carolina this year, was “outraged” by the rally’s events, he said in an X post . He also said that he was praying for those affected.

Mark Robinson, the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina and Republican candidate for governor, shared a minute-long video to X Saturday evening expressing his thoughts. Like Cooper, he said he believes politics is no place for violence.

“We’re praying for his speedy recovery and that all involved in the incident will be well. We see what’s happening in America right now. Passions are inflamed on both sides of the aisle, but please, let’s all remember who we are. We are Americans, and let’s unify in the fact that violence has no place in political discourse. We must remain calm. We must remain steadfast, and we must remain unified on at least that point,” he said.

North Carolina U.S. Senator Ted Budd said political violence “needs to stop” in a post he shared to X .

North Carolina U.S. Senator Thom Tillis described the shooting as “heinous” in a post he shared to X .

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