 In a social media post, Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Democrat, said this is an assassination attempt, plain and simple. America is better than this. My thoughts are with President Trump and his family and all at the rally. Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy said in a Facebook post on Saturday, our thoughts and prayers are with President Trump, his family, and those around him. The world is outraged, he wrote. This is not how we settle our differences.