Jean-Pierre: We must stand together in the wake of an attempted assassination on the former president of the United States…we do not know the motive of the shooter yet, we don't know his opinions or affiliations, we don't know whether he had help or support, or if he communicated with anyone else…we urge that everyone avoid jumping to conclusions.
Mayorkas [White House press conference]: In light of this weekend's events, [Biden] has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr…both prior to, and and after the events of this past weekend, the Secret Service enhanced former President Trump's protection, based on the evolving nature of threats to the former president, and his imminent shift from presumptive nominee to nominee.
Mayorkas: I have one hundred percent confidence in the director of the United State's Secret Service. I have one hundred percent confidence in the United States Secret Service.
Mayorkas: Adjustments have been made to the former president's detail, to the current president's detail, as well as the vice president's detail.
Reporter: With social media companies; I mean, terms like deep state have been one of the most viral terms over the weekend, on platforms like X, on META. Has there been any outreach to these companies from administration officials to try and stop the disinformation, or to cull it in any way?
Mayorkas: The rhetoric that we hear; we are very mindful of the First Amendment right…the balance between respecting the First Amendment and actually rhetoric that is, that can be addressed by these social media companies, is something that we deal with on an ongoing basis.
Reporter: Since Saturday, has anyone been reassigned or removed from Donald Trump's security detail?
Mayorkas: I don't have knowledge of that. I do not believe so.
Reporter: Does [Biden] regret anything that he has said in the course of this campaign about his republican rival, or anybody else in the political space? Does he plan to adjust his rhetoric, or is it just a call for other people to make change?
Jean-Pierre: What I will say is [Biden] has forcefully spoken out against violence. That is something that he has done over and over again…he feels strongly about the stakes of this campaign…he wants to bring the temperature down. He wants to lower the temperature.
Reporter: Senator J.D. Vance, who Donald Trump has just picked as his running mate, put out a message on social media Saturday, about two hours after the shooting, blaming [Biden's] rhetoric for the shooting. In fact, he said, 'that rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination'. What's your response?
Jean-Pierre: I'm not going to politicize this moment. We are not going to politicize this moment. It is wrong to politicize this moment.
Reporter: Is it the White House council's view that the attorney general has the legal authority to appoint special counsels?
Jean-Pierre: Look, if you're speaking to the announcement that came out, I have to refer you to Department of Justice. I don't want to have an opinion from here.
[the 'announcement' totally destroyed another democrat attempt to interfere in the election]