Bono, the lead frontman for U2, paid tribute to House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) during a recent performance. Bono also visited Scalise’s Capitol Hill office to sign a get-well card for the congressman.
In a video posted on Scalise’s Twitter account, Bono can be heard saying, “You’ve been through some troubling days here with the shooting in Alexandria. We are so grateful that Congressman Scalise and his comrades made it through. So grateful. We hold him up, as love holds us all up.”
In another tweet on June 21, Scalise’s team wrote Bono met with Scalise’s Twitter staff to sign a get-well card:
Bono’s ONE campaign also wished Scalise a “speedy recovery”:
Although the post on Scalise’s page does not mention when Bono paid tribute to him, U2 performed on Tuesday in Hyattsville Maryland.
Scalise was shot during a congressional baseball game practice by a man reportedly targeting Republicans.
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