Following the assassination attempt on his predecessor and political rival Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden announced an address to the nation, calling on the country to stand together.
“We must stand together as a nation,” Biden said at the White House, announcing that he planned to address American citizens in a formal speech from the Oval Office on Sunday evening.
Trump was injured in an attempted assassination on Saturday night (local time). The Republican presidential nominee said he was hit in the ear by a gunshot during the rally in Pennsylvania. The slain gunman was “neutralized” by security forces. According to media reports, he was also carrying bomb-making materials.
Citing investigators, it was said that such material was also found in the man’s home. The New York Times spoke of two “explosive devices” in the alleged perpetrator’s car and a third found at his home. The Wall Street Journal also spoke of explosives. The broadcasting organization CNN wrote about “explosive material,” that is, explosives, and other sources of components for building bombs.
Biden shortened his weekend stay
After the attack, Biden cut short a weekend stay in his home state of Delaware and returned to the White House, where the attack was immediately strongly condemned. After a briefing by the heads of the justice and security authorities, the US president made another statement on Sunday afternoon (local time). At the same time, he canceled a trip to the southern state of Texas that had been planned for Monday.
In an initial response, Biden called the act “sick.” There is “no place for this kind of violence” in the United States, he said. The president had previously said the US “must come together as one nation to condemn this.” According to the White House, Biden spoke to Trump by phone after the shooting.
The Butler rally was Trump’s final campaign event before the Republican convention that begins Monday, where Trump is expected to be formally named the party’s presidential nominee. Trump’s campaign team has said he plans to participate despite his injury.
Source: Krone
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