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biden: will ensure the secret service has all the resources needed to protect trump's safety

2024-09-16

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chinanews.com, september 16. according to the white house website, on the 15th local time, us president biden issued a statement on the suspected assassination attempt on former president and republican presidential candidate trump. biden said that political violence or other violence has no place in the united states, and he has instructed the team to ensure that the secret service has all the resources needed to protect the safety of former president trump.

file photo: biden.

according to reports, biden said in a statement, "today, i received a briefing from my team about federal law enforcement's investigation into a suspected assassination attempt on former president trump. a suspect has been detained." in his statement, he praised the work of the secret service and other departments.

"i am relieved that the former president (trump) is safe," biden said. "as i have said many times, there is no place for political violence or any other violence in the united states. i have instructed my team to continue to ensure that the secret service has all the resources, capabilities and protective measures needed to protect the continued safety of the former president (trump)."

according to previous reports, the fbi said on the 15th that the us secret service thwarted a suspected assassination plot against trump in west palm beach, florida that afternoon. trump is safe and the suspect has been captured. later, trump said in an email, "i am safe and fine!"

the new york times cited anonymous law enforcement officials as saying that the suspect is ryan wesley routh, a 58-year-old man from hawaii.