The US President suggested that Scalise, a Republican congressman who was shot Wednesday during a GOP baseball practice in Virginia, is in worse condition than initially believed.
Scalise, who is the third-ranking Republican in the House, was hit in the left hip and remains in critical condition, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said Wednesday night. Hodgkinson later died after a shootout with police. The gunman, who has not been identified, was shot by police who responded to the scene. Bailey made his way to the mound on crutches before accepting the ball from former New York Yankees manager and current Major League Baseball executive Joe Torre.
President Donald Trump praised Bailey and Griner in a video message that played before the start of the game.
"In Washington, we have our disagreements, but we all agree that we are here to serve this nation we love and the people that call it home. What a great job they did", Trump said.
There was no immediate word from the baseball game's promoter on if it would be postponed in light of the attack. Richmond also went 3-3 at the plate with a triple and three runs scored. Long-ago Little Leaguers now in Congress don their spikes and dust off their gloves in a game played for claiming top dog status and to benefit several charities. Nationals Park seats 41,546 people.
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"We now have no evidence to suggest that the purchases were not lawful", the FBI's Washington, D.C., field office and other federal, state and local law enforcement partners said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "We're united, not as Republicans and Democrats, but as United States representatives".
The Democrats' manager, Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., reminded his team to "Clear your schedules".
The Congressional Baseball Game, an annual tradition, went on as planned Thursday. Since then, the game has grown in popularity and graduated from local diamonds in the region to the professional field at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, and later Nationals Park.
In the history of the contest, Republicans and Democrats each have won 39 games with one tie.
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