Harris spoke with Trump to denounce political violence following assassination attempt

Zoom in: "I told him what I have said publicly, there's no place for political violence in our country," Harris said.

• "I am in this election, in this race for many reasons, including to fight for our democracy, and in a democracy, there is no place for political violence."

State of play: Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), have both blamed Democrats, liberal rhetoric and the news media for the violence against the GOP nominee.

• "We can, and should, have healthy debates and discussion and disagreements, but not resort to violence to resolve those issues," Harris said.

Context: Bipartisan leaders, including President Biden, have called on Congress to provide additional resources to the Secret Service.

• Biden also decried political violence following the incident.

Between the lines: Harris and Trump, who have both been in national politics for the better part of the last decade, met for the first time on the presidential debate stage on Sept. 10.

Go deeper:

• Biden on Trump shooting incident: "There is no place for political violence"
• Vance repeatedly blames Democrats for violence against Trump