President Joe Biden on Saturday evening said there was no place for ‘sick’ political violence in America and said he was grateful that former President Donald Trump was safe.

He addressed the media about two hours after shots were fired at Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

‘There’s no place in America this kind of violence, it’s sick. It’s sick,’ he said.

‘It’s one of the reasons we have to unite this country. 

The president said he was trying to reach Trump, who is believed to be in a hospital near the rally site.

President Joe Biden addresses the shooting at a Donald Trump campaign rally

‘I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania,’ he said earlier in a statement.

‘I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.

‘Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.’

Two hours earlier, pandemonium gripped a Trump campaign rally.

He was in full flight before shots were heard. Trump grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium before Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him.