Biden also spoke privately to Trump after the assassination attempt, a call that the president described in the NBC interview as very cordial
The Biden campaign recalibrated some of its political plans in the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt on Saturday
At least a dozen police officers and sheriff's deputies were assisting the Secret Service and Pennsylvania State Police with rally security
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Biden remains determined to stay in the race, despite a calamitous debate performance and high-profile gaffes that have hardened perceptions that he is too old to be president
Donald Trump survived a bullet injury to his right ear after a 20-year-old shooter, Mathew Thomas Crooks, fired eight rounds at him from a rooftop, close to his Pennsylvania election rally
Donald Trump assassination attempt: Donald Trump narrowly escaped a bid on his life at an election rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. He miraculously escaped with an injury to his right ear
Donald Trump assassination attempt: Trump suffered an injury in his right ear following a failed assassination attempt on the former US president by a 20-year-old shooter identified as Thomas Crooks
In reality, the shooting, while horrible, does not come as a total surprise in the context of American history or even in the current presidential campaign
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The shooting - and Trump's iconic, bloodied, fist-pumping response - seems certain to rally voters and donors behind the Republican candidate
The president also said that he'd had a short but good conversation with Trump in the hours after the shootings and said he was sincerely grateful that the former president is doing well
'There is no place in America for this kind of violence or any violence for that matter, an assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for ... as a nation - everything,' Biden said
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Other Democratic candidates running this year are also rethinking their plans to focus on the dangers they have said Trump poses if elected
Authorities identified a rally attendee who was shot and killed as Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, Pennsylvania, who was killed when he dove on top of his family to protect them from hail of bullets
In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united, and show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined, and not allowing evil to win, Trump said
We do not believe that the attempt to eliminate and assassinate Trump was organised by the current authorities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
Trump, 78, survived an attempt on his life on Saturday when a young shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear
Former US President Donald Trump was injured Saturday evening during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt