The assassination of Trump, Biden reacts: the Secret Service needs more staff
2024-09-16 19:06:47
TiranaPost
United States President Joe Biden said Monday that the Secret Service needs "more" staff, a day after agents foiled another assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The incident, which occurred just nine weeks after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, has raised questions about the security of the Republican presidential candidate just 50 days before the United States presidential election. The FBI and the state of Florida are investigating how a 58-year-old suspect was able to get within a few hundred feet of Trump with a rifle and binoculars.
The FBI said it is conducting an investigation into "what appears to be an attempt to assassinate former President Trump." President Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday: "One thing I want to make clear, the [Secret] Service needs more help, and I think Congress needs to respond to their needs," Biden said. "Thank God the president is fine. I think we need more personnel," he added.
