President Joe Biden says he’s “grateful” President Donald Trump survived a shooting during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, with plans for him to address the nation.

“I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well,” Biden wrote Saturday in a statement shared by the White House. “I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.
 
“Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety,” he continued. “There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.”

The announcement Biden would address the nation was teamed with an accompanying one from the campaign that it is “pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible.”

Biden, who is spending the weekend at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was in a church service on Saturday when the gunshots rang out at the Trump event six hours away.

Reporters traveling with Biden asked him whether he had been advised of the shooting as he departed the church at 6:19 p.m. and he told them “no.”

Roughly 30 minutes later, the White House released a statement with an update that Biden had “received an initial briefing” on the incident, with a second one provided at 7:10 p.m. by United States Secretary Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Liz Sherwood-Randall, his White House homeland security adviser. White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and top aides Steve Ricchetti and Annie Tomasini were also attendance.

The White House circulated Biden’s statement at 7:52 p.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who was in Philadelphia earlier Saturday, has similarly been briefed, according to her staff.

The Trump campaign has confirmed that the former president is “fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.”

“President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told reporters. “More details will follow.”

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The Secret Service has “implemented protective measures” around Trump and that he is “safe,” per a Secret Service statement.

“This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available,” agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi added.