Washington: US President Joe Biden appealed to the nation to unite after the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, while on the other hand, Donald Trump wrote on the social media platform to unite America after Biden’s remarks.
In a brief address to the nation at the White House on Sunday, Joe Biden said that the motives of the attacker against Trump are still unknown, the political temperature in the country needs to be reduced, he is also ordering an independent review of security issues. So that such an incident does not happen again, hatred should not find a safe place to thrive. Foreign elements try to create chaos, we should settle our differences with ballots instead of bullets.
The US president asked the public not to make assumptions about the shooter’s motives or affiliations, with some fueling divisions among Americans. The stakes in presidential elections are high. The rule of law is respected in American democracy.
Earlier, President Joe Biden was briefed on the ongoing investigation into the attack on Donald Trump. At this point, Joe Biden ordered a comprehensive and rapid review. President Biden said he has ordered the US Secret Service to review all security measures for the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The President said that the assassination attempt on Trump is an act that is contrary to what we stand for as a nation. This thing is not part of us as a nation. This is not an American attitude. And we cannot allow that to happen. The power to change America is in the hands of the people, not the killers.
President Biden also said that he had a short but good conversation with Donald Trump, that Trump is in good health and is recovering. Politics needs to be a platform for peaceful debate. We all stand for America.