President Biden Addresses The Nation About Trump Rally Shooting
In a short statement, President Biden said the investigation is underway, but in the meantime he's instructed Homeland Security to review all of their security measures for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, and has an independent investigation underway about why the shooter was able to get that close to Trump.
He will also be giving an address from the Oval Office tonight to discuss the very difficult issue of unity, or disunity in this case. We'll have a live stream available at 4:45 Pacific for the 5pm speech.
Here is the full transcript of the President's remarks:
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Last night, I spoke with Donald Trump. I’m sincerely grateful that he’s doing well and recovering. And we had a short but good conversation.
Jill and I are keeping him and his family in our prayers.
We also extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed. He was a father. He was protecting his family from the bullets that were being fired, and he lost his life. God love him.
We’re also praying for the full recovery of those who were injured. And we’re grateful to the Secret Service agents and other law enforcement agencies who -- and individuals who risked their lives, literally, for our nation.
As I said last night, there is no place in America for this kind of violence or for any violence for that matter.