President Joe Biden addressed the nation for a second time after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump , stressing the importance of “unity” and announcing he has called for an independent review of security procedures at the rally where the shooting took place. “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter,” Biden said from the White House on Sunday afternoon. “An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation.
Everything. It’s not who we are as a nation, and we cannot allow this to happen. Unity is the most elusive goal of all, but nothing is more important than that right now: unity.
” The president said he was “extremely grateful” that Trump is “doing well and recovering,” and added, “Jill and I are keeping him and his family in our prayers.” Trump and Biden spoke by phone on Saturday, just hours after the attempted assassination attempt. Biden said the call was “a short but good conversation.
” Biden: "There is no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter. An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation. Everything.
" pic.twitter.com/jtyBXMvQmI Biden offered his “deepest condolences” to family of former fire chief Corey Comperatore, who died when he was shot while shielding his family from the gunfire.
“He was a father. He was protecting his family from the bullets that were being fired. And he lost his l.
