{"id":2294721,"date":"2024-07-14T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-independent-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T18:44:57","slug":"biden-orders-independent-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-independent-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden orders independent investigation into Trump assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-orders-independent-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Article discusses President Joe Biden&#8217;s announcement of an independent investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald \u200cTrump in Pennsylvania.\u2063 Biden \u200cshared details of his conversation with \u200dTrump\u2062 and \u200cextended condolences to the family of the\u200c victim who was killed in the \u200cincident. \u2064He emphasized the \u200cimportance of unity\u200c and provided updates on the ongoing investigation, directing heightened security\u200b measures for \u2064Trump and a\u2062 review of security protocols for the upcoming \u2063Republican National Convention. The article also mentions\u200b Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-outlets-ignore-biden-again-ditching-d-c-for-delaware-amid-afghanistan-crisis\/\" title=\"Media Outlets Ignore Biden Again Ditching D.C. For Delaware Amid Afghanistan Crisis\">upcoming schedule<\/a>, including a\u200c trip to \u2062Austin, Texas, and events in Las \u200cVegas, Nevada. Biden was briefed \u2064on the shooting by\u2064 top officials in the\u200d White House Situation Room. \u2064Biden returned to the \u200bWhite House after addressing\u200c the nation from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The article \u2064highlights Biden&#8217;s response to the incident and \u2064the actions being taken to address the \u2062situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden orders independent investigation into Trump assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/naomi-lim\/?mab_v3=3081790\">Naomi Lim and Kaelan Deese<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T14:30:52-04:00\">July 14, 2024 2:30 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> on Sunday announced a comprehensive review and independent investigation following the attempted assassination of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> in Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking from the White House, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3081814\/watch-live-biden-to-deliver-remarks-one-day-after-shooter-attempted-to-assassinate-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>shared<\/a> details of his conversation with Trump Saturday evening and outlined the steps being taken to address the incident. \u201cI spoke with Donald Trump. I\u2019m just really grateful that he\u2019s doing well and recovering. We had a short but good conversation, and we\u2019re keeping him and his family in our prayers,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The president also extended his \u201cdeepest condolences\u201d to the family of the victim who was killed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081773\/trump-rally-attendee-killed-assassination-attempt-identified-corey-comperatore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Corey Comparatore<\/a>, whose family praised him as a \u201chero\u201d after he covered them as he was shot by the perpetrator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a father, protecting his family from the bullets being fired. They lost his life, and our thoughts are also with those who are injured,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating, \u201cAs I said last night, there is no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation. It\u2019s not who we are, and we cannot allow this to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president praised the efforts of the Secret Service and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, highlighting their bravery in protecting the nation. \u201cThe Secret Service agencies and other law enforcement individuals risked their lives literally for our nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden reiterated the importance of unity, especially in the face of such violence. \u201cUnity is the most elusive goal of all, but nothing is more important than that right now. We may debate and disagree, but we must not lose sight of who we are as Americans,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also provided updates on the investigation. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/FBI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> is leading this investigation, which is still in its early stages. We don\u2019t yet have any information about the motive of the shooter. We know who he is, but I urge everyone not to make assumptions about his motives or affiliations. The FBI and their partner agencies are doing their job, and I\u2019ve instructed that this investigation be thorough and swift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the incident, Biden has directed heightened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-cuccinelli-fence-being-built-around-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Ken Cuccinelli: Fence being built around U.S. Capitol\">security measures<\/a> for Trump and a review of security protocols for the upcoming Republican National Convention. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Trump, as a former president and nominee of the Republican Party, already receives a heightened level of security. I\u2019ve been consistent in my direction to the Secret Service to provide him with every resource and protective measure necessary to ensure his continued safety,\u201d Biden said, adding that he directed the head of the Secret Service to review all security measures for the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to start Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd third, I\u2019ve directed an independent review of the security at yesterday\u2019s rally to assess exactly what happened. We\u2019ll share the results of that independent review with the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Biden spoke, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> announced his trip to Austin, Texas, on Monday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and be interviewed by NBC\u2019s Lester Holt will now happen in Washington, D.C. on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>He is scheduled to be in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday and Wednesday for NAACP and UNIDOS events, but his campaign has temporarily suspended outgoing communications and ads. A Democratic National Committee-Biden campaign reception at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday was canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Sunday, Biden and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> were briefed in the White House Situation Room on the shooting by Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Merrick Garland<\/a>, Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a>, FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christopher Wray<\/a>, and U.S. Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle, in addition to national security adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jake-sullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jake Sullivan<\/a> and homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall. <\/p>\n<p>White House chief of staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeff-zients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jeff Zients<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vp-pence-chief-of-staff-biden-canceling-student-loan-debt-an-incredibly-asinine-policy\/\" title=\"Former VP Pence Chief Of Staff: Biden Canceling Student Loan Debt \u2018An Incredibly Asinine Policy\u2019\">vice presidential chief<\/a> of staff Lorraine Voles, top aide Steve Ricchetti, and White House Counsel Ed Siskel were also in the bunker.<\/p>\n<p>Biden returned to the White House late Saturday after first addressing the nation from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he had planned on spending the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no place in America for this kind of violence. It\u2019s sick. It\u2019s sick. It is one of the reasons we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this,\u201d\u00a0Biden\u00a0said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he believed it was an assassination attempt,\u00a0Biden\u00a0told reporters traveling with him that he had \u201can opinion but I don\u2019t have any facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a prior statement, he and first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jill-Biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Biden<\/a> expressed their relief that Trump had survived the attack and that he was \u201csafe and doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information,\u201d the president wrote. \u201cJill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has ordered an independent investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Biden expressed gratitude that Trump is recovering and extended condolences to the family of the victim who was killed in the incident. He emphasized the importance of unity and praised the efforts of law enforcement agencies. The FBI is leading the investigation, and heightened security measures have been implemented for Trump and the upcoming Republican National Convention. Biden also directed an independent review of the security at the rally where the incident occurred. Biden&#8217;s scheduled trip to Texas has been moved to Washington, D.C., and his campaign activities have been temporarily suspended. He was briefed on the shooting by top officials in the White House Situation Room. Biden condemned the violence and stressed the need for unity in the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3298,"featured_media":2294722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-trump-shooting-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,3620,35017,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2294721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-biden","tag-independent-investigation","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-trump-shooting-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}