Trump told a crowd at the White House on Oct. 24 that “the full weight of our government” will be deployed to investigate the crimes.
“We will spare no resources and expense,” he added. “Acts and threats of political violence have no place in the United States of America.”
Trump said he was “extremely upset” about the attacks and promised: “We will get to the bottom of it.”
He also called for the nation to come together. “In these times, we have to unify. We have to come together,” he said.
His remarks came after Pence issued a statement condemning the attacks.
“We condemn the attempted attacks against former president Obama, the Clintons, CNN, and others,” Pence said in a statement on Twitter. “These cowardly actions are despicable & have no place in this Country. Grateful for swift response of Secret Service, FBI, and local law enforcement. Those responsible will be brought to justice.”
White House press secretary Sarah Saunders said via Twitter that the president and his administration are closely monitoring the situation.
“Our condemnation of these despicable acts certainly includes threats made to CNN, as well as current or former public servants. These cowardly acts are unacceptable and won’t be tolerated,” she wrote.
In a previous statement, Sanders called whoever sent the package “cowards.”
The Secret Service said it intercepted the packages addressed to the Clintons and Obama, while the NYPD was investigating the device in New York City.
“The packages were immediately identified during routine mail-screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
“The Secret Service has initiated a full scope criminal investigation that will leverage all available federal, state, and local resources to determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible.”
A number of other reports of suspicious packages received were emerging Oct. 24, including several that were sent to news agencies in California.
The packages came after an explosive device was reportedly received by billionaire George Soros, who funds various liberal groups, and mail was sent to the home of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that purportedly contained the poison ricin.
Several packages that tested positive for the poison, addressed to top Pentagon officials and the president at the White House, were intercepted in early October.
