LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Politicians in Kentucky are condemning the assassination attempt at Donald Trump's campaign rally on Saturday.

Both sides of the aisle said violence has no place in politics. 

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released a statement saying "Britainy and I are praying for the safety and health of the former president. Violence is never the answer. Never."

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg was also shot at during his campaign. 

"Violence has no place in politics. Period. Rachel and I know this pain all too well and will be praying for everyone impacted," Greenberg posted on X. 

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, a Republican, said it was a tragedy but there was also a moment of unity between parties when President Joe Biden called former President Donald Trump after the shooting.

"If an individual who has just had an attempt on his life, and the two individuals that are running in the most competitive and visible of races in the world can have that conversation, why can't the rest of us," Stivers said.

Stivers also applauded the swift response from Secret Service to get Trump to safety. 

"You don't ever want this to happen, but you have to realize it could happen, and has happened, more at a federal level, but has also taken place in some state capitals. So you want to thank those who provide that security and those individuals in the military that allow us to have these free and fair elections," Stivers said.

Religious groups also weighed in and called for prayers of peace, including the Archdiocese of Louisville and Kentucky Baptist Convention.

“I urge all Kentucky Baptists to join in praying for former President Trump, our nation and the families of others involved in this horrific incident,” said Todd Gray, the executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

Robert Benvenutti, chairman for the Kentucky Republican Party, also released a statement. Benvenutti said in part, "the assassination attempt on President Trump's life today should never occur in the greatest democracy in the history of the world. The Republican Party of Kentucky condemns this heinous and cowardly act in the strongest terms."

Benvenutti said Republicans won't be intimidated or threatened from their desires to put Trump back into the White House.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell posted on X, "Tonight, all Americans are grateful that President Trump appears to be fine after a despicable attack on a peaceful rally. Violence has no place in our politics. We appreciate the swift work of the Secret Service and other law enforcement."

Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said the upper part of his right ear was pierced by a bullet. His aides said he was in “great spirits” and doing well, and he arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday.

A full day after the shooting, the gunman's motive was still a mystery, and investigators said they believe he acted alone before being fatally shot by Secret Service agents.

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