House Majority Whip Steve Scalise speaks to reporters at the US Capitol, hours before an expected vote to repeal Obamacare in Washington, D.C., US on May 4, 2017.
"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.
"After he leaves the hospital he will require a period of healing and stabilization", he said.
Mr Scalise remains in a critical condition after undergoing several operations, though word came from the hospital during the game that he had improved.
Sava explained there is a major risk to Scalise's life because of hemorrhage that can occur as a result of the substantial damage the bullet caused to blood vessels. "I would say that when he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death".
Scalise was shot in the hip, with the bullet tearing through his pelvis and injuring internal organs.
"We are especially appreciative of the strong outpouring of love and support from our neighbors, friends, from across Louisiana and across the country", Jennifer Scalise's statement said.
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The president also asked for prayers for lobbyist Matt Mika, also critically wounded during Wednesday's attack on Republican members of Congress who were attacked while practicing for an annual charity baseball game.
The shooter was identified as James T. Hodgkinson, a 66-year-old home inspector from IL. The gunman died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police.
Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre presented the game ball to Capitol Police special agent David Bailey, who came out on the field on crutches after being injured in Wednesday's shooting, to throw out the first pitch to huge applause. He says, "They ran right into the fire" and saved a lot of lives.
Mr. Trump could not attend because there wasn't enough time for the Secret Service to organize security, according to the White House, but his daughter Ivanka Trump was in attendance, as were some members of the Trump administration.
"By playing tonight, you are showing the world that we will not be intimidated by threats, acts of violence, or assaults on our democracy", Trump said. Two lawmakers who were leaving practice when they encountered Hodgkinson before the shooting believe he was targeting Republicans. Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives, was among them.
The FBI and Alexandria Police Department said in a joint statement Thursday that federal authorities had examined the rifle and handgun recovered from the scene and determined that Hodgkinson had bought them from licensed sellers.
Shannon Davis, who was on her way to work, said she received a frantic phone call from her husband. "So important. So we all owe Steve a big, big thank you".
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