25m ago
16.37 GMT
Joe Biden
issues statement on New Orleans vehicle attack
“I have
been continually briefed since early this morning by federal law enforcement
leadership and my homeland security team, including Secretary of Homeland
Security Ali Mayorkas, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, White House
Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall, and the Mayor of New Orleans
regarding the horrific incident that occurred there overnight. The FBI is
taking the lead in the investigation and is investigating this incident as an
act of terrorism. I am grateful for the brave and swift response of local law
enforcement in preventing even greater death and injury. I have directed my
team to ensure every resource is available as federal, state, and local law
enforcement work assiduously to get to the bottom of what happened as quickly
as possible and to ensure that there is no remaining threat of any kind.
“I will
continue to receive updates throughout the day, and I will have more to say as
we have further information to share. In the meantime, my heart goes out to the
victims and their families who were simply trying to celebrate the holiday.
There is no justification for violence of any kind, and we will not tolerate
any attack on any of our nation’s communities.”
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