The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee released a statement saying that former US president Donald Trump is "doing well" and that he "looks forward to joining" the convention in Milwaukee as the party "proceeds to nominate him to serve as the 47th President of the United States."

Meanwhile, the White House announced that President Joe Biden spoke to Trump after the incident. Biden has changed his schedule and will return to Washington. The president will receive an updated briefing from homeland security and law enforcement officials on Sunday morning.