According to White House spokeswoman Emilie Simons, Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump had a “friendly conversation” on the afternoon of September 16 (US time). In it, the White House leader expressed his relief that Mr. Trump was safe. In response, Mr. Trump thanked Mr. Biden for the call.

US President Biden (right) and his predecessor Trump. Photo: kutv.com

“We had a great call. It was about Secret Service protection,” Trump confirmed to CNN. This was the former president’s second call with his successor in the past two months. The two spoke on the phone after Trump was shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania in mid-July. The Hill reported that after the attempted assassination by suspect Ryan Wesley Routh while playing golf in West Palm Beach, Florida on the afternoon of September 15, Trump took to the social network Truth Social to call for support. “Fight! Fight! Fight!” the former president wrote, repeating the words he uttered after the incident in Pennsylvania two months ago. Trump also included a link in the post, directing readers to a website where he asked for donations for his re-election campaign with the message: “Do not be afraid! I am safe and healthy. No one is hurt. Thank God! There are people in this world who will do anything to stop us. But I will never stop fighting for you. I will never surrender! I will always love you for supporting me. Through unity, we will make America great again!” In a separate post on social media X, Trump repeated his accusation that the Democrats’ statements were the root cause of the second assassination attempt on him. Trump also cited some politicians in President Biden’s party describing the former White House leader as a “threat to democracy” as a factor in inciting political violence. The Republican presidential candidate also reiterated his campaign pledge to enact tougher immigration policies, although there is no indication that Routh is a foreign national. At a live-streamed event from Florida to launch his sons’ cryptocurrency platform late on September 16, Trump also mentioned his two assassination attempts and praised the Secret Service for their efforts to protect him. Of his first escape, he said it was because “the Secret Service did a great job.” Of his second escape, he concluded: “Maybe God wants me to be president.” Immediately after Trump’s latest incident, President Biden and his “deputy” Kamala Harris both publicly condemned all acts of political violence in the United States. Biden also directed the Secret Service to mobilize “all resources” to protect the Republican candidate.

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