
(ConservativeSense.com) – Country singer Cody Johnson found out about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump while in the middle of a concert, taking a moment to relay a message to his audience.
On Saturday, July 13, Trump survived an assassination attempt while delivering a speech at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Shortly after the incident, Johnson took the stage in Chicago, Illinois, at the Windy City Smokeout and delivered a brief speech.
Kicking off his short speech, which was captured on video, Johnson said that thirty minutes before he took the stage, Trump was shot at in Pennsylvania and that he felt he had to say something. The singer rebuked the shooter’s actions and said it was despicable that anyone thought it would solve anything.
Johnson said he was tired of seeing the country divided and tired of the hate. He pointed out to the audience that some of them were Trump supporters while others supported President Joe Biden, and that it was “just fine” because every American has the right to support whichever candidate they want. He emphasized that voting was how to make real change in the country, not violence.
Although the singer called for unity, the assassination attempt left the country reeling and brought out some of the worst among Trump’s critics. Despite an overwhelming outpouring of support and well-wishes to the former president, many online expressed disappointment that the bullet missed.
Even some well-known figures, such as Jack Black, received backlash for joking about the assassination attempt. Black’s Tenacious D bandmate joked on stage about wishing the shooter hadn’t missed, a joke the actor and musician laughed at. It later resulted in being dropped by their talent agency. Black canceled the rest of their tour and issued an apology.
Johnson ended his speech by declaring he did not care who in his audience supported which candidate, and that what he supports in the end is the “red, white, and blue.” Tensions aside, there are signs of unity between the two major parties after Trump’s close call, and Johnson’s address is one of many such examples.
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