Biden admitted in an interview that saying "time to put Trump in a bullseye" was a mistake, just days after an assassination attempt on Trump at a rally. He said his campaign had a duty to communicate the threats of a second Trump term but acknowledged his words could have been tempered. Biden said he spoke with Trump after the attack and that their call was "very cordial", with Biden saying Trump and his family were in his and his wife Jill's prayers. Republicans have blamed Biden and other Democrats for inciting the violence with heated rhetoric against Trump.