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President Trump offered his prayers following the ""very, very, very brutal assault" on the GOP Congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning and announced that the shooting suspect, James Hodgkinson, "has now died from his injuries."

Trump said House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was on of 6 shooting victims, is in stable condition.

Trump called on viewers to "take a moment today to cherish those you love" and asked for unity, stating, "we are strongest when we are unified, and when we work for the common good."

Virginia shooting suspect has died, Trump confirms

President Trump offered his prayers following the shooting on Congressional baseball practice.

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President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

Virginia shooting suspect has died, Trump confirms

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