President Donald Trump issued his own condemnation of suspicious packages sent to former President Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and CNN’s bureau in New York City.
I agree wholeheartedly! https://t.co/ndzu0A30vU
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2018
Trump concurred with a tweet sent by Vice President Mike Pence, who said:
We condemn the attempted attacks against fmr Pres Obama, the Clintons, @CNN & others. These cowardly actions are despicable & have no place in this Country. Grateful for swift response of @SecretService, @FBI & local law enforcement. Those responsible will be brought to justice.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) October 24, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 23: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) waits to be introduced with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (2nd R) and senior advisor to the President Jared Kushner (R) before Trump participated in a listening session with manufacturing CEOs in the State Dining Room of the White House February 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump met with the CEOs in an effort to develop beneficial new policies on taxes, trade and job creation. Also pictured is Kenneth Frazier (R) CEO of Merck & Company. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement addressing the issue, saying:
We condemn the attempted violent attacks recently made against President Obama, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and other public figures. These terrorizing acts are despicable, and anyone responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
Sanders continued, “The United States Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies are investigating and will take all appropriate actions to protect anyone threatened by these cowards.”
Sanders later updated her statement to include the suspicious package sent to CNN:
This is an ongoing situation that President Trump and his admin are monitoring closely. Our condemnation of these dispicable acts certainly includes threats made to CNN as well as current or former public servants. These cowardly acts are unacceptable and wont be tolerated. https://t.co/YbMbCUWMPC
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) October 24, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 18: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. During the press conference Sanders said that Russian meddling didn’t happen under President Donald Trump’s watch but under the Obama administration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The Secret Service revealed in a Tuesday statement that:
Late on October 23, 2018, the Secret Service recovered a single package addressed to Former First Lady Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, New York. Early this morning, October 24, 2018, a second package addressed to the residence of Former President Barack Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, D.C.
The Secret Service continued that both packages “were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such;” they were not “at risk of receiving them.”