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Biden Admits 'Bullseye' Comment on Trump Was a Mistake Following Assassination Attemp. US President Joe Biden admitted it was a mistake to say "time to put Trump in a bullseye"during a private donor call on July 10, referring to focusing on Trump's policies, not inciting violence. This comment came days before an assassination attempt on Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, which left one dead and two injured. Biden clarified his words in an NBC interview with Lester Holt on July 15 emphasizing the need to address Trump's actions and rhetoric. "It was a mistake to use the word. I didn't say crosshairs. I meant bullseye, I meant focus on him. Focus on what he's doing." Joe Biden / NBC interview with Lester Holt. Despite criticism, he stressed his commitment to the presidential race and urged for calmer political discourse. The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, a Republican from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot by the Secret Service after targeting Trump.