Donald Trump Shooting Live Updates: US President Joe Biden addressed the country shortly after a situation room briefing on his predecessor Donald Trump’s assassination attempt at a political rally. Biden stated that he had a “short but good conversation” with former President Donald Trump and that he is sincerely grateful that Trump is doing well and recovering.
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Biden said that any kind of violence is not acceptable in America and an assassination attempt is contrary to everything the country stands for.
“It’s not who we are as a nation. It’s not America. And we cannot allow this to happen. Unity is the most elusive goal of all, but nothing is as important as that right now: Unity,” Biden further said.
The Republican presidential candidate sustained injuries after he was shot at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. One rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were also injured in the shooting. The gunman, a 20-year-old, was killed shortly after. The FBI has identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Pennsylvania. The police are assessing the motive of the attack. In his first remarks on the attack, Trump appealed for national resilience, saying it was “more important than ever that we stand United”. Senior advisers of Trump’s campaign also said that he was in “great spirits” and “doing well”, in a memo accessed by AP.
Who is responsible for Trump’s security? Republican lawmakers have said that they would investigate how a person managed to evade Secret Service agents and climb onto the roof of a building during the election rally, and fire multiple shots, news agency Reuters reported. The attack will certainly lead to a review of Trump’s security, and he will likely be provided with a level of protection more akin to a sitting president, a former Secret Service agent told Reuters. During most of Trump’s election campaign spots, local police aid the Secret Service in securing the venue, along with agents from other bodies within the Department of Homeland Security.
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