Biden: “We don't yet have any information about the motive of the shooter”
On Sunday, u.s. President Joe Biden said that no motive was yet known for the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and calls on people not to make assumptions.
Vice president Harris and I were just briefed in the situation room by my homeland security team. This included the director of the FBI, the secretary of homeland security, the attorney general, the director of the Secret Service, my homeland security advisor, the national security advisor. And we're going to continue to be briefed.
Vice president Harris and I were just briefed in the situation room by my homeland security team. This included the director of the FBI, the secretary of homeland security, the attorney general, the director of the Secret Service, my homeland security advisor, the national security advisor. And we're going to continue to be briefed.
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00:00On Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden said that no motive was yet known for the assassination
00:05attempt on Donald Trump and called some people not to make assumptions.
00:10Vice President Harris and I were just briefed in the Situation Room by my Homeless Security
00:15Team, including the Director of the FBI, the Secretary of Homeless Security, the Attorney
00:21General, the Director of the Secret Service, my Homeless Security Advisor, the National
00:27Security Advisor, and we're going to continue to be briefed.
00:30The FBI is leading this investigation, which is still in its early stages.
00:34We don't yet have any information about the motive of the shooter.
00:38We know who he is.
00:39I urge everyone, everyone please, don't make assumptions about his motives or his affiliations.
00:46Let the FBI do their job and their partner agencies do their job.
00:50I'm instructed that this investigation be thorough and swift, and the investigators
00:55will have every resource they need to get this done.
00:59The U.S. President detailed that the investigation is in its early stages and referred to the
01:03actions to be taken moving forward.
01:07As this investigation continues, here's what we're going to do.
01:11First, Mr. Trump, as a former president and nominee of the Republican Party, already receives
01:16a heightened level of security, and I've been consistent in my direction of the Secret Service
01:21to provide him with every resource, capability, and protective measure necessary to ensure
01:26his continued safety.
01:27Second, I've directed the head of the Secret Service to review all security measures for
01:33the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to start tomorrow.
01:40And third, I've directed an independent review of the national security at yesterday's rally
01:45to assess exactly what happened, and we'll share the results of that independent review
01:50with the American people as well.