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Joe Biden to speak on failed Trump assassination attempt after Situation Room briefing
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Joe Biden earlier said on Saturday that "everybody must condemn" the failed assassination attempt on Trump.
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET about the failed assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.
Biden will speak from The Roosevelt Room at the White House.
Biden said Saturday that “everybody must condemn” the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting, Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.” He said he had been unable to reach Trump before his remarks, but the White House said he did speak to Trump several hours later.
“We cannot allow this to be happening,” Biden said. “The idea that there’s violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Biden, speaking without a teleprompter, said he was waiting for additional information before formally calling the attack an attempted assassination on the former president.
“I have an opinion, but I don’t have any facts,” he told reporters, pledging to provide updates as he learns more.
After midnight, he returned to the White House, cutting short a weekend stay in Delaware. The White House said he and Vice President Kamala Harris will receive an updated briefing from homeland security and law enforcement officials Sunday morning.