Mike Johnson condemns attempted Trump assassination, denounces political violence: 'We've got to turn the rhetoric down'

• Mike Johnson denounced the tenor of political rhetoric in the US following the Trump rally shooting.
• "We've got to turn the temperature down in this country," the speaker said Sunday on NBC's "Today."
• Johnson described the assassination attempt of Trump as "a horrific act of political violence."

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday strongly condemned the shooting at former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally Saturday evening, decrying the "horrific" violence that occurred while also urging political leaders to "turn the rhetoric down."