Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 37
US President Joe Biden spoke to former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump after Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt, the White House said Monday.
“President Biden just spoke with former President Trump and conveyed his relief that he is safe. The two shared a cordial conversation and former President Trump expressed his thanks for the call,” it said.
Previously, the White House said that Biden called Trump but “they did not connect.”
Trump was the target of what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) described as “an apparent assassination attempt” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
Law enforcement officials in Florida said they apprehended the suspect after US Secret Service agents spotted him with an AK-47-style assault rifle outside Trump’s golf club.
The suspect was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, several US media outlets reported, citing unnamed law enforcement officials.
Biden said Monday that the Secret Service “needs more help” a day after the second apparent attempt to assassinate Trump.
Source: Anadolu Agency
