Vance repeatedly blames Democrats for violence against Trump

What he's saying: "I want to just address the elephant in the room here, which is of course just a couple of days ago my running mate, my dear friend and our next president was nearly assassinated, again," Vance said. "Two assassination attempts in as many months."

• Vance went on to call out Democrats and media for critiques of Trump and said "cut it out or you're going to get somebody killed."

Context: Trump was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

• This followed a July shooting at a Pennsylvania rally where Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet.

State of play: Vance touted Trump's willingness to continue campaigning after both incidents, while criticizing Vice President Harris as "terrified of the American media."

• She has sat for a limited number of interviews as the Democratic presidential nominee.
• Harris' campaign did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

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