Trump and his wife Melania visited the hospital Wednesday night.
"When he started shooting, he was shooting to kill people. And thank God he wasn't a very good shot", said Representative Joe Barton, the Republican team's manager.
A congressional staffer, Zach Barth, was also shot in the leg and has since been released from the hospital.
While police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was too early to determine whether it was a deliberate political attack, the shooting intensified concerns about the sharp divide and bitter rhetoric in US politics. But Slater said authorities were still working to determine a motive and had "no indication" Hodgkinson knew about the ball practice ahead of time. Asked whether the shooting was an assassination attempt, he said it was "too early in the investigation to say one way or another".
Toledo-area congressmen reacted Wednesday with promises of prayers for the victims - including Mr. Mika, an Adrian College graduate - and praise for Capitol police who ended the shootings. Investigators are still studying James T. Hodgkinson's social media profile and activities leading up to the attack.
President Trump and Scalise were friends as well as political colleagues.
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The shooting has provoked a wave of emotion on Capitol Hill, with Trump calling for unity, and lawmakers expressing concern over a possible rise in verbal or physical violence in the aftermath of a vitriol-filled 2016 election.
House Republican and Democratic leaders called for unity, while President Donald Trump said in an address from the White House that the prayers of the nation and world are with Scalise. The House's top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, echoed Ryan's message.
The shooting happened shortly after 7 a.m. Since then, the game has grown in popularity and graduated to the diamond at Nationals Park in Southeast Washington where it serves as a fundraiser for various local charities.
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"They saved a lot of lives", the president said.
Players on both the Republican and Democrat teams will reportedly wear LSU gear during the game in honor of Scalise, who is an avid fan of Tiger baseball. DeSantis gave a similar account.
The gunman, from Belleville, Illinois, was a home inspector who had been living out of his van near the park.
"We held each other", said Williams.
And as lawmakers discussed increasing security, House Speaker Paul Ryan urged them to come together following in the incident.
In a dramatic blow-by-blow account, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama told CNN the gunman was armed with a rifle and appeared to be a white male.
The officers, along with Alexandria police, returned fire, killing Hodgkinson. They will show the failure of fear.
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Addressing Mr Scalise, republican John Lewis said: "You are not alone".
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