Biden vows Secret Service will provide Trump with 'every resource' to ensure 'continued safety'

President Biden said Sunday that "an assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation," after former President Trump narrowly survived an attempt at his life at his rally, vowing to ensure the U.S. Secret Service provides him with "every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure his continued safety."

Biden spoke from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. He is expected to address the nation Sunday night from the Oval Office.

"Last night, I spoke with Donald Trump. I'm sincerely grateful that he's doing well and recovering. We had a short but good conversation. Jill and I are keeping him and his family in our prayers," Biden said. "We also extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed. He was a father. He was protecting his family from. The bullets are being fired. He lost his life. God love him."

He added: "We're also praying for the full recovery of those who were injured. And we're grateful to the Secret Service agents and other law enforcement agencies and individuals who risked their lives literally for our nation."

During his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, former President Trump was shot as multiple shots were fired towards the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue. The bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear. The former president was rushed from the stage by Secret Service.

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The would-be assassin was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks

One spectator was killed—Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief in Buffalo Township, Pa. Comperatore was shot and killed, as he shielded his wife and daughters from