 Biden and Trump's phone call took place on Saturday night. Just hours after the shooting, Biden told reporters earlier that night that he had tried to get a hold of Trump and hoped to speak with him since they spoke. First Lady Jill and former First Lady Melania also spoke on the phone. The president was attending church in Delaware at the time of the shooting. Lester Holt asked him for his first reaction to the news of the incident, and he responded, My first reaction was, My God, this is, look, there's so much violence now. There always has been. There always has been.