It’s strange though; gunfire and baseball don’t fit together, and it’s also strange that there’s a kind of numbness around my waist. A kind of pressure, like a lineman has lowered his shoulder and given me a shove. But it’s not a shove. It’s a large 7.62 caliber bullet moving at high velocity that has entered my hip and hit my femur, and my leg has effectively detonated.

Thanks to the bold, pro-growth economic policies supported by Republicans in Congress and President Trump that are benefitting hard-working families, America now has the lowest unemployment level since 1969, real wages have gone up and the economy reached a 4.2 percent growth rate this summer.

The attempted bombing attacks reported Wednesday and others acts of violence and terrorism are intolerable in our politics.

It is so disappointing that many on the left would seemingly rather stoke or condone aggression by their base, than forcefully condemn political harassment and violence.

Despite the continued reports of politically motivated threats or violence, Democratic Party leaders have worked to keep this anger burning and incite even more harassment and violence.  

After my own personal experience of a crazed gunman attempting to assassinate Republican members of Congress on a baseball field, I have become more vocal in calling out violence and threats against people in both parties.

Never doubt the ability of sports to bring people together. If you need proof, look no further than this week’s Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. I was shot while practicing for last year’s game and nearly died, but I was blessed to be alive and well enough play in the game Thursday.

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