 one of them striking Trump in the ear. House Speaker Mike Johnson and the chairman of the House Oversight Committee said there would be hearings to investigate what happened. Greg Clugston, Milwaukee. In a primetime national address, President Biden said the political passions can run high, but we must never descend into violence, saying we all need to tone down on incendiary language toward members of the other political parties. Or we may disagree. We are not enemies. We're neighbors.