Biden Issues Statement After Shooting at Trump Rally
UPDATE : The Secret Service issued the following statement: UPDATE : Law enforcement sources say the shooter was located on a roof outside of the venue. The shooter was referred to as a sniper, per CNN . As CNN also…
UPDATE : The Secret Service issued the following statement:
UPDATE : Law enforcement sources say the shooter was located on a roof outside of the venue. The shooter was referred to as a sniper, per CNN. As CNN also reports, per a Secret Service source, Secret Service killed the shooter. Additionally, the incident at the rally resulted in the death of an attendee.
President Joe Biden says he is “praying” for Donald Trumpafter a shooting at the former president’s rally.
The president wrote in a statement on Saturday evening that he was briefed on the shooting at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.
“I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information,” Biden wrote.
He continued: “Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.
Trump’s spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump “is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility,” per NBC News