A security scare during a high-profile Washington event has triggered strong reactions from top US leaders. The incident has once again raised concerns about growing political tensions and threats in the country.
The annual Washington event was disrupted after a gunman allegedly breached security, fired shots and was subdued as top US leaders were evacuated.
Mori was eight years old when the US dropped atom bomb on Hiroshima dueing World War II.
The offensive clip triggered outrage across the political spectrum before being deleted after hours of backlash. The White House blamed a staff error, but Trump later said he personally passed the video along for posting.
Former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on Sunday strongly condemned the killing of a US citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents, calling it a "heartbreaking tragedy" and warning that core American values are "increasingly under assault."
With Joe Biden now the presumptive Democratic nominee, there was an exceptionally robust wave of black support when black voters in South Carolina and throughout the South overwhelmingly sided with him.
The former president further said, "Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend".
Joe Biden has now become the frontrunner in the electoral narrative - a tremendous achievement and a stunning reversal of fortune in recent political history, which has often been tumultuous.
The black is once again the target of white prejudice, if not violence and killings quite yet as in the United States.
He takes over from Joseph Maguire, a retired admiral whose status as acting director was due to expire in March.
