Democrat Kamala Harris had a “cordial and brief” phone conversation Tuesday with US election rival Donald Trump to express relief that he is safe after an apparent assassination attempt, the White House said. “Vice President Harris called former President Trump this afternoon to speak with him directly to express that she is grateful he is safe,” a White House official said in a statement.
The talks between two leaders came a day after gunfire was reported near Trump’s golf club in Florida’s West Palm Beach on Sunday. The former president’s campaign declared him “safe.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Sunday that it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination.”
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, has been charged with two offences, according to a report by CNN.
This was the second assassination attempt on Trump during this presidential campaign. Former US President Donald Trump was also the target of an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Earlier on Sunday, Kamala Harris said that she is “glad” that Donald Trump is safe after reported gunshots near his Florida golf course on Sunday (local time).”I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe,” the US Vice President wrote on X.
“Violence has no place in America,” she added.
Reacting to the assassination attempt, US President Joe Biden said he is relieved that his predecessor was unharmed and asserted that there is no place for political violence or any violence in the country.
Biden commended the Secret Service for their ‘vigilance’ and keeping the former president ‘safe’. He further said that one suspect has been held in custody and an active investigation is underway.
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