NBC’s O’Donnell: Biden Briefed on Incident at Rainbow Bridge Checkpoint; ‘We Don’t Expect to See the President Publicly Today’

NOBLES Let s move ░░░░░░░░ to Kelly O Donnell ░░░░░░░░ is with the president ░░░░░░░░ Nantucket Kelly what s ░░░░░░░░ reaction been so far ░░░░░░░░ the administration O DONNELL ░░░░░░░░ certainly there has been ░░░░░░░░ attempt to get the ░░░░░░░░ and that s where ░░░░░░░░ continue to be where ░░░░░░░░ president was briefed by ░░░░░░░░ team here on the ░░░░░░░░ on Nantucket and that ░░░░░░░░ come at a time ░░░░░░░░ he s also balancing ░░░░░░░░ whole issue of the ░░░░░░░░ Hamas war and the ░░░░░░░░ deal that has been ░░░░░░░░ together So the president ░░░░░░░░ been doing calls with ░░░░░░░░ leaders a number of ░░░░░░░░ today and then they ░░░░░░░░ to kind of change ░░░░░░░░ and give the president ░░░░░░░░ latest facts on this ░░░░░░░░ different officials that I ░░░░░░░░ been in touch with ░░░░░░░░ say that they are ░░░░░░░░ to learn from federal ░░░░░░░░ well as state and ░░░░░░░░ the ground law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ are the specifics and ░░░░░░░░ that helps to formulate ░░░░░░░░ next steps for the ░░░░░░░░ Because of what Ken ░░░░░░░░ laid out that we ░░░░░░░░ t know what the ░░░░░░░░ was here what the ░░░░░░░░ may be in terms ░░░░░░░░ any motives or different ░░░░░░░░ of precautions that need ░░░░░░░░ be taken at this ░░░░░░░░ it is about making ░░░░░░░░ the president is getting ░░░░░░░░ the information We ve ░░░░░░░░ seen how briefings have ░░░░░░░░ the Attorney General the ░░░░░░░░ Secretary and at all ░░░░░░░░ those levels certainly those ░░░░░░░░ law senior lawmakers on ░░░░░░░░ Hill have also reached ░░░░░░░░ wanting these briefings as ░░░░░░░░ So we re at ░░░░░░░░ point now where the ░░░░░░░░ is trying to juggle ░░░░░░░░ few things The international ░░░░░░░░ that he s been ░░░░░░░░ with he s on ░░░░░░░░ family vacation for the ░░░░░░░░ like many Americans where ░░░░░░░░ re gathered with family ░░░░░░░░ and personal plans and ░░░░░░░░ obviously all of these ░░░░░░░░ come into play when ░░░░░░░░ president needs to be ░░░░░░░░ on these situations Officials ░░░░░░░░ told us they will ░░░░░░░░ more when they learn ░░░░░░░░ But at this point ░░░░░░░░ don t expect to ░░░░░░░░ the president publicly today ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow we will see ░░░░░░░░ he where he may ░░░░░░░░ at on this issue ░░░░░░░░ traditionally the president sometimes ░░░░░░░░ this Thanksgiving holiday steps ░░░░░░░░ is in the community ░░░░░░░░ on Nantucket makes some ░░░░░░░░ to military and so ░░░░░░░░ We would expect him ░░░░░░░░ keep that kind of ░░░░░░░░ but at this point ░░░░░░░░ president is getting information ░░░░░░░░ evaluating next steps NOBLES ░░░░░░░░ about other cabinet officials ░░░░░░░░ Have we heard anything ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas any ░░░░░░░░ these other national security ░░░░░░░░ are any of them ░░░░░░░░ in O DONNELL Well ░░░░░░░░ s certainly there is ░░░░░░░░ whole operation of presenting ░░░░░░░░ to the different departments ░░░░░░░░ to try then be ░░░░░░░░ to assess the facts ░░░░░░░░ steps need to be ░░░░░░░░ and part of what ░░░░░░░░ ve seen are those ░░░░░░░░ related to the airport ░░░░░░░░ transportation like Amtrak those ░░░░░░░░ of things where they ░░░░░░░░ to sort of reduce ░░░░░░░░ potential for problems by ░░░░░░░░ greater control in areas ░░░░░░░░ are now affected by ░░░░░░░░ Law enforcement in the ░░░░░░░░ is obviously being directed ░░░░░░░░ these events and it ░░░░░░░░ away from other things ░░░░░░░░ expect the federal government ░░░░░░░░ be sharing information and ░░░░░░░░ to get more facts ░░░░░░░░ on the ground from ░░░░░░░░ first line of defense ░░░░░░░░ who are investing the ░░░░░░░░ learning information reporting it ░░░░░░░░ the chain through the ░░░░░░░░ Room at the White ░░░░░░░░ as well as then ░░░░░░░░ here to the president ░░░░░░░░ Okay Kelly O Donnell ░░░░░░░░ the president in Nantucket ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that.”