{"id":2385750,"date":"2025-01-02T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-link-between-new-orleans-and-trump-hotel-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:11:57","slug":"biden-no-link-between-new-orleans-and-trump-hotel-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-link-between-new-orleans-and-trump-hotel-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden: No link between New Orleans and Trump hotel attacks"},"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\">20<\/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-no-link-between-new-orleans-and-trump-hotel-attacks%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=2385750&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>President Joe Biden \u200dstated that, as of now, there is no evidence linking the terrorist attack in \u2064New Orleans on New Year\u2019s Day to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-killed-in-gasoline-truck-explosion-in-haiti\/\" title=\"Dozens Killed in Gasoline Truck Explosion in Haiti\">truck explosion<\/a> outside the Trump hotel in \u2064Las Vegas. During a \u2062meeting with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">national security team<\/a> at the White house, Biden provided updates\u2062 on\u2062 both incidents. The New Orleans attack resulted in 15 deaths and 35 injuries,\u200c carried out\u2064 by\u200d a U.S. army\u200b veteran acting alone,\u2063 according to federal investigations.\u2063 The FBI\u2062 is still looking into\u200d potential additional suspects related to the incident. Biden emphasized that investigations are \u2063ongoing,but no connections between the two events have been \u200bestablished so far.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden: &lsquo;As of now&rsquo; no connection between New Orleans and Trump hotel attacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927264\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Joe Biden<\/a> said there is no evidence &ldquo;as of now&rdquo; of any connection between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3274175\/biden-fbi-blame-new-orleans-terrorism-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"terrorist attack\">terrorist attack<\/a> on New Year&rsquo;s Day revelers in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"terrorist attack\">New Orleans<\/a> and the truck explosion outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden delivered the brief update Thursday on the investigations into Wednesday&rsquo;s terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in Louisiana and the Tesla Cybertruck blast in Nevada after convening a meeting of his national security team at the White House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3236969\/biden-presidency-could-end-without-closing-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN MEDIA-LIGHT PRESIDENCY COULD END WITHOUT CLOSING PRESS CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re also continuing to investigate whether or not there&rsquo;s any connection between the New Orleans attack and the explosion in Las Vegas,&rdquo; Biden said before an event to celebrate his judicial legacy. &ldquo;As of now, as of now &mdash; I have just been briefed &mdash; they have not found any evidence of such a connection thus far.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden said the death count in New Orleans had risen to 15, with 35 injured, but that the federal investigation determined that the attacker, a U.S. Army veteran, was working alone.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3274159\/fbi-backtracks-new-orleans-attacker-accomplices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Past reports\"> The FBI<\/a> indicated Wednesday that authorities were searching for additional suspects connected to the attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I convened <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> and my homeland security team to discuss the investigations into the terrorist attack in New Orleans, and the car explosion in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re making every resource available to law enforcement to ensure there are no remaining threats to Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZWQTG1wjGF\">pic.twitter.com\/ZWQTG1wjGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1874907271089492005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve established that the attacker was the same person who planted the explosives in those ice coolers in two nearby locations,&rdquo; he stated. &ldquo;They assessed he had a remote detonator in his vehicle to set off those two ice chests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden reiterated comments made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">day prior<\/a>, pointing out that the New Orleans attacker pledged support for the Islamic State group in videos posted to social media prior to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-to-judgement-three-crucial-questions-remain-unanswered-about-capitol-siege\/\" title=\"Rush to judgement? Three crucial questions remain unanswered about Capitol siege\">federal investigators<\/a> have not found evidence that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3274175\/biden-fbi-blame-new-orleans-terrorism-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New Orleans attack\">New Orleans attack<\/a> is linked to the Wednesday truck explosion outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Biden said he directed his team to accelerate those investigations, including tracing both domestic and foreign contacts of the two suspects.<\/p>\n<p>The person who rented that car has also been identified as an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">active duty service member<\/a>. Both that truck and the vehicle used in the New Orleans attack were rented through the sharing service Turo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people of New Orleans are sending an unmistakable message: They will not let this attack or the attacker&rsquo;s deluded ideology overcome us,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to relentlessly pursue ISIS and other terrorist organizations where they are, and they&rsquo;ll find no safe harbor here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s remarks can be seen in full below as he celebrated the confirmation of his 235th federal judge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"hGzItFryrjs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden Delivers Remarks on Securing 235 Judicial Confirmations\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hGzItFryrjs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <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_1927264\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927264\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden: No current link between New Orleans and Trump hotel attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2385751,"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\/2025\/01\/biden-new-orleans.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,47791,47705,3634],"class_list":["post-2385750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-hotel-attacks","tag-new-orleans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/biden-new-orleans.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385750","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385750"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385754,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385750\/revisions\/2385754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}