Trump assassination attempt: Wall Street CEOs respond

The leaders of Wall Street’s most powerful firms are speaking out to condemn the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania this weekend.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told employees on Sunday that he and his management team were “deeply saddened by the political violence” and the attempt on Trump’s life. The shooting left one bystander dead and two more injured.

“We must all take strong action against any form of hatred, intimidation or violence that aims to undermine or harm our democracy,” Dimon said in the memo. “Only through constructive dialogue can we tackle our country’s toughest challenges.”

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon discussed the issue at the start of an earnings call Monday morning, calling the attempted murder a “heinous act of violence.”

“We are grateful that he is safe and would also like to extend our sincere condolences to the families of those who were tragically killed and seriously injured,” Solomon said. “It is a sad moment for our country. There is no place for violence in our politics.”

Saturday’s shooting shocked a country gearing up for disputed elections in November. Wall Street firms do not officially endorse political candidates because they deal with both Republican and Democratic officials, although their executives and employees often donate to campaigns.

Black rock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Monday that the weekend’s events were “a tragedy.”

“However, today it is a statement from America. We must create hope. We all have a responsibility, every political candidate, every leader, every pastor, minister, rabbi, we all have a responsibility to bring our community together for hope,” Fink said.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said in an email on Sunday that it has placed an ad in 2022 in which the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, appears briefly in the background with other students at Bethel Park High School in Pennsylvania.

“We will make all video footage available to the appropriate authorities and we have removed the video from circulation out of respect for the victims,” BlackRock said in a statement.

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, also addressed employees this weekend.

“We are deeply saddened for the family of the rally attendee who died during the event,” Moynihan said in the staff email. “Our thoughts are with former President Donald Trump, all those injured and their families.”

– CNBC’s Jim Forkin contributed to this report.