President Joe Biden Oval Office Address Sunday – rare A form of presidential address reserved for the most solemn occasions, Urged Americans to unite and Temperatures drop He made a political statement following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
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Biden’s speech: The president condemned political violence, saying:Disagreements are inevitable American democracy is part of human nature, but politics must not become a literal battlefield or, by any means necessary, a killing field.” he Warned against normalization Condemn this violence and call on Americans to Breaking out of political silos “There, we only listen to those with whom we agree, disinformation spreads, and foreign powers fuel the fires of our divisions to engineer outcomes that are in line with their own interests rather than ours.”
Trump’s moves: The former president said on Truth Social:He’s going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After initially considering postponing the trip, he left on Sunday to attend the Republican National Convention. After an assassination attempt on Saturday at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump flew to Newark, New Jersey, where he With daughter Ivanka A source told CNN there are no plans to increase security for the RNC at the Bedminster golf club. The Secret Service said on Sunday I am confident in the plans being implemented.
What happened at Saturday’s meeting: Trump’s speech at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night began like dozens of others before him: Attendees chanted “USA! USA!” as Trump clapped and pointed at the crowd before taking the podium. About 150 yards north, an armed man had climbed onto the roof of a building outside the rally’s security perimeter. The man was carrying an AR-type weapon. Six minutes into Trump’s speech, The shooter targeted Trump And then he pulled the trigger. Here is the timeline.
The shooter was found: Local police officer Butler County Sheriff Michael Throop told CNN on Sunday that he saw the shooter on a rooftop during the rally but was unable to engage him. Throop said Butler County deputies received a call about a suspicious person outside the rally perimeter and went looking for him. He said the initial call did not indicate the suspect had a gun.
New research details: The shooter was 20 years old Thomas Matthew Crookeshad no prior contact with the FBI and was not on the FBI’s radar or in any databases. Understand his motivationsFBI officials said Crooks was using an AR-style .556 rifle that his father had purchased legally. One thing investigators are trying to determine is how Crooks got access to his father’s firearms. Crooks also had a “rudimentary” explosive device in his car, officials said.
About the culprit: A former classmate and colleague told CNN he remembers Crooks as a “very kind person.” My colleague said “Crooks was not an extremist” and has never expressed political views at work. “He was a really, really good guy who did some really bad things and it pains me to see all of this going on online and I just want to know why he did it,” the colleague said.
meeting: Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the country to “restore civility” and said he has yet to receive a “satisfactory response” from the US Secret Service about “security lapses” at his rally in Pennsylvania.
