Tag: Trump
‘Vulnerable’ House lawmakers hold safety summit after Trump shooting: ‘Pray there aren’t crazies there’
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} House Republicans huddled for a somber safety discussion less than 12 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Trump. House GOP lawmakers spoke with their sergeant at arms via conference call on Sunday afternoon where questions about security at the Republican National Convention dominated discussion. “I think most are angered by the …
WATCH: Biden addresses the nation after receiving briefing on Trump rally shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday appealed for the country to “unite as one nation” after Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and said he was ordering an independent security review of the lead-up to the attack. Watch Biden’s remarks in the player above. Biden delivered brief remarks from the …
Biden says he’s directing an independent review of Trump assassination attempt, will address nation from Oval Office Sunday night
Washington — President Biden spoke Sunday about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying he is directing an independent review of the security and events at the Pennsylvania rally to determine what went wrong. The president said he will speak to the nation further from the Oval Office Sunday night. One spectator was killed …
House Oversight Committee asks Secret Service chief to testify on Trump assassination attempt
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} The House Oversight Committee is summoning the head of the U.S. Secret Service to testify on the deadly shooting at former President Trump’s rally on Saturday night. “Today, President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt when a gunman fired a weapon at him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,” House Oversight Committee Chairman …
Trump rally shooting live updates: Biden spoke with Trump, White House official says
While law enforcement said at a press conference late Saturday that they believe they know who carried out the shooting, they are still not naming the individual. Officials said they are also doing DNA testing, because the suspected shooter did not have ID. “It’s a matter of doing biometric confirmations,” FBI Special Agent in Charge …
Trump rally shooting live updates: Biden spoke with Trump, White House official says
President Biden spoke with Trump, a White House official told ABC News. Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, the official said. -ABC News’ Mary Bruce The suspected shooter was a man and was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper, according to a source familiar with the investigation. His …
White House downplays Trump assassination attempt as an ‘incident’
The White House on Saturday did not initially refer to the shooting at a Trump rally that left the former president bloodied as an assassination attempt, downplaying it as an “incident.” “The President has received an initial briefing on the incident at Former President Trump’s rally,” the White House said in a statement. President Biden, …
Trump wants Biden, hits Kamala, as White House admits visits by Parkinson’s doctor
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} Donald Trump clearly wants to run against Joe Biden, even though many Democrats and media liberals want the president to bow out. But he’s starting to rough up Kamala Harris, just in case. There may be a little reverse psychology at play here, as well as a fundraising bonanza. The more that Trump …