In the CNN interview, Davis said he went back to his office after investigators released him from the crime scene, then chose to go to the Capitol and talk to reporters about his experience.
This photo taken on May 16, 2017 shows House Majority Whip.
Here is what a few media outlets are saying about the current political climate and the shooting on Wednesday.
"It's been much more hard than people even thought at the time", Mr Trump said of the treatment of Mr Scalise, the No 3 GOP leader, who is in critical condition and underwent a third surgery at the MedStar Washington Hospital Centre. "This is about prevention and education, about knowing the signs of someone who might commit an act of violence and how to stop it from happening in the first place". "When you dehumanize people you make this an acceptable means of political protest".
The game has raised over $1 million for Congressional Sports for Charity, double what the game raised past year, and far more than the $650,000 organizers expected to bring in before the Wednesday shooting of a congressman and three others during practice for the game.
"When tragedy strikes we are family", said Representative Nanette Barragan, who plays on the Democratic baseball team and invited all to attend the congressional charity baseball game at Nationals Park on Thursday night. Lobbyist Matt Mika was shot multiple times and critically injured and remained hospitalized.
Because honestly? Blaming is a moot point.
If police had not been at the scene "it would have been a massacre", said Sen. "He'll hopefully move up, and we pray not move down".
Unfortunately, it seems one of the only things that jars our country out of a complacent lull anymore is a mass shooting.
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Rep. Steve Scalise's condition is "more difficult" than first thought, President Trump said Thursday morning, adding that the wounded congressman is "in some trouble".
There were 20 House members and two senators present, and the shooting lasted about 10 minutes, said Representative Joe Barton of Texas, the Republican team's manager.
Many lawmakers in both parties, as well as the president, called for unity after the shooting. "I had a staff member who was in his vehicle maybe 20 yards behind the shooter, who was pinned in his auto, who back in Georgia carries a 9-millimeter in his auto".
The suspect fired repeatedly at the men playing on a baseball field in suburban Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington D.C.
Congressional leaders typically attend the event and former President Barack Obama - famous for shunning opportunities to rub shoulders with lawmakers - even went two years ago, watching from the Democratic dugout.
The gunman, identified as James Hodgkinson of IL, died of his injuries after a shootout with the police.
Play ball! That's the rallying cry in Washington today after Wednesday's shootings at a congressional baseball practice. Jeff Flake was among the Republican lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game Wednesday when "indiscriminate firing" rang out from a gunman who left five wounded before he was killed in a shootout with police.
Since the election in November, lawmakers and others have claimed that Trump's rise and rhetoric has "emboldened" people on the right to attack those on the left and commit hate crimes.
Paul said he heard perhaps 50 to 60 shots, which he said sounded like they were coming from an AR-15 or similar rifle.
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