Biden, Trump teams discuss inauguration security after New Orleans attack

4/1/2025 6:47

The White House on Friday said it was working closely with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team to guard against any possible attacks

aimed at the Jan. 20 inauguration.



President Joe Biden's national security spokesman John Kirby said the White House was also keeping Trump's incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, apprised about investigations into the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, in which a U.S. Army veteran drove a truck into a group of revelers, killing at least 14 people, and a separate vehicle explosion in Las Vegas, also involving a U.S. Army soldier.



U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies raised concerns about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the attack in an intelligence bulletin published Friday.



Kirby said law enforcement and intelligence officials were watching the situation "very, very closely" and security at the upcoming inauguration remained a priority for all.