A source informed about President Joe Biden’s call to former President Donald Trump, following the assassination attempt on the Republican on Saturday night (13), told CNN that the connection between opponents as “good” and “short and respectful”.
Before Saturday’s call, the two men had not spoken directly for years. They interacted through moderators during the debate CNN last month.
Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and the mayor of Butler, where the rally took place, Bob Dandoy.
“Tonight, the president will return to Washington DC. Tomorrow morning at the White House, he will receive updated briefings from homeland security and law enforcement officials,” a White House official said in a statement.
In a speech, Biden said that “everyone” must condemn the act against Trump.
“The bottom line is that the Trump rally should have been conducted peacefully without any problems. But the idea that there is political violence or violence like this in America is simply unheard of, it’s simply not appropriate,” Biden said, in a collective statement in Delaware.
“Everyone must condemn him. Everyone,” she added.
Also according to the president, “all federal government agencies” are investigating the matter and sending reports on the latest news.
The Democrat also said he has “an opinion” on whether the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania was an assassination attempt, but that he did not have enough facts to comment.
Video – See the moment Trump is removed from rally
What happened
Former President Donald Trump was attacked during a rally in Pennsylvania, United States, this Saturday (13). After gunshots were heard at the scene, he was removed from the stage bleeding, with a wound to his ear.
He later said he was hit by the bullet, which ripped his skin.
The shooter, Thomas Crooks, was killed by the Secret Service.
According to Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, the attacker had no identification on his body, so agents had to “analyze his DNA and obtain biometric confirmation.”
Authorities also reported that at least one audience member died and two other attendees were seriously injured during the shooting.
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