Joe Biden addresses the nation after Donald Trump survives assassination attempt

US President Joe Biden has made a national address from the Oval Office on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump – declaring everyone must “take a step back” and that “violence has never been the answer”. The 81-year-old earlier in the day confirmed he had spoken to the Republican candidate on Saturday night after he was shot at during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Mr Biden said law enforcement officials are investigating the assassination attempt. He said politics must never be a “literal battlefield”.