Biden promises 'every resource' to protect Trump after assassination attempt and demands public 'not make assumptions' amid fury at the Secret Service

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By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Washington D.C.

Published: 14:45 EDT, 14 July 2024 | Updated: 14:51 EDT, 14 July 2024

President Joe Biden cautioned Americans astir making assumptions into nan motive down nan assassination of Donald Trump and said he's ordered 'every resource' disposable to protect his Republican rival.

'We don't yet person immoderate accusation astir nan motive of nan shooter,' Biden said Sunday from nan White House.

'Don't make assumptions astir his motives,' nan president pleaded. Some Republicans person already started blaming Biden and his run rhetoric for nan attempted assassination of his Republican rival.

He besides pushed backmost connected conspiracy theories that Trump was denied greater Secret Service protection contempt being nan presupmtive GOP statesmanlike nominee.

'Mr. Trump arsenic a erstwhile president and nominee Republican statement already receives a heightened level of security. And I've accordant successful my guidance successful nan Secret Service to supply been him pinch each resource, capability, and protective measurement basal to guarantee his continued safety.'

President Joe Biden addressed Donald Trump's assassination from nan White House

He added he would reside nan federation from nan Oval Office connected Sunday nighttime and that he's an independent reappraisal of what happened astatine Saturday night's rally.

Biden said he said to Trump connected Saturday nighttime and was gladsome nan erstwhile president was doing good successful nan aftermath of nan assassination attempt. 

He pushed backmost astatine disapproval of nan Secret Service. Questions person been raised arsenic to really Thomas Matthew Crooks, nan 20-year-old would-be assassin, was capable to get connected a building rooftop truthful adjacent to Trump's rally site.

Crooks grazed Trump's ear, killed 1 spectator and injured 2 much earlier a Secret Service antagonistic battle supplier killed him.

'There is nary spot successful America for this benignant of unit aliases immoderate unit for that matter,' Biden said. 'The assassination effort is contrary to everything we guidelines for arsenic a nation. Everything it's not who we are arsenic a nation. It's not American.'

Biden was joined successful nan Roosevelt Room of nan White House by Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The president noted he ordered a reappraisal of information measures astatine nan Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to statesman Monday successful Milwaukee.

Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump gestures arsenic he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents arsenic he is taken from nan stage 

President Joe Biden delivers remarks connected nan assassination effort connected Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump astatine nan White House pinch Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

Trump announced he will caput to Wisconsin connected Sunday afternoon. 

'Based connected yesterday’s unspeakable events, I was going to hold my travel to Wisconsin, and The Republican National Convention, by 2 days, but person conscionable decided that I cannot let a “shooter,” aliases imaginable assassin, to unit alteration to scheduling, aliases thing else. Therefore, I will beryllium leaving for Milwaukee, arsenic scheduled, astatine 3:30 P.M. TODAY. Thank you!,' he wrote connected Truth Social.

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