Biden appeals for US to 'unite as one nation' after Trump assassination attempt

The US president said he has directed the probe to be 'thorough and swift', and asked the country not to “make assumptions” about the perpetrator’s motives or affiliations

President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 14, 2024, about the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Picture: AP Photo/Susan Walsh

US President Joe Biden on Sunday appealed for the country to “unite as one nation” after Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, and said he was ordering an independent security review of the lead-up to the attack.