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President Joe Biden‘s asking Americans not to jump to conclusions about the man who shot Donald Trump … urging people not to make assumptions about his affiliations.
POTUS addressed reporters Sunday morning … confirming he did speak with the former president by phone Saturday night following the shooting — and he’s keeping Trump and his family in his prayers.
As for the shooter … Biden points out the public knows his name, but not his motives — and, he’s cautioning people to avoid speculating on who the shooter may be aligned with politically.
JB also runs through the steps he’s instituting in the aftermath of the attack … saying he’s checking in with the head of Secret Service about security details surrounding the Republican National Convention.
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He’s also pushing an independent review of the national security at Saturday’s rally to determine exactly how the incident went down.
Worth noting … Biden still hasn’t called the shooting an assassination attempt — once again saying the FBI’s still investigating.
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TMZ.com
Authorities have identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks … and, video — obtained by TMZ — has captured the moment he opened fire followed by snipers swiftly taking him down.
Despite the shooting — which also killed a man named Corey Comperatore — Trump announced Sunday he won’t delay his trip to Milwaukee for the RNC.
Biden is scheduled to speak from the Oval Office about the shooting later today.