who was killed four years ago, there will be surprised it took place outside of london and our second city of manchester. also that it took place in public space. that s going to worry people even more. what do you do? you can check bags, going into a venue. you can scan people but clearly the way the suicide bomber planned this was to be in a place where he simply couldn t be detected. i have to say, we are 16 days away from a general election. in which open-door immigration and in which dealing with terrorism has to date not even been discussed. sean: nigel, you and i had many discussions. i know you supported trump as a candidate. i know he is taken great fire and heat for wanting to protect america s borders. and of course, the vetting
likely defeated the nazis. we have to win this war. sean: what i will take out of donald trump s speech, he went right to the heart of it. dealing with it head on. in a way we haven t done before. our own catherine herridge is now saying they are working to assess what happened in manchester. based on preliminary media reports, they are now noting in great britain is confirmed as terrorism. again, the police are currently treating the incident as an act of terrorism. if confirmed, the level of sophistication become wow beyond recent u.k. plots. these pieces of shrapnel we ve been talking about or concerning and point to a premeditation and a plot that may have been directed by a foreign terrorist organization. and an explosion at the exit shows the potential. there could have been much more
picking up his family and he looked down the hallway and he saw a number of bodies lying there. that is when the numbers started coming out. 19 dead. 50 wounded. again, sean, that might change. this is being looked at as terrorism right now. it certainly has all the hallmarks. though there has been no call for responsibility as of yet. sean: trace gallagher joining us tonight. the u.k. police are treating this event as a terrorist attac attack. a specific attack in this case that would be targeting children and young teenagers. joining us now, catherine herridge, who has been in contact and has a report for us. thank you, sean. government officials confirmed that john kelly is monitoring the situation and has been briefed. we should expect a statement from the department in the very near future. government officials said they
are working to assess what happened in manchester and they noted the following. if it is confirmed as terrorism, it is a level of sophistication beyond the recent u.k.-based plots that have involved knives and vehicles as weapons. they also pointed to the reports of shrapnel is deeply concerning because this is another indicator of premeditation. a plot that may have been directed by a foreign terrorist organization. reports of the explosion at an exit that s another indicator suggesting premeditation. it amplifies the concussive effect of the explosion. and also maximizing casualties. i asked them if there been anything in the recent chatter. through social media and in chat rooms amongst those who are sympathetic or followers of various terrorist groups. they said it has been very
themselves. sean: nigel faraj, one of the leaders of the brexit movement and a personal friend of mine i know they are treating it as an act of terrorism. as me and geraldo mentioned, targeting young children, young teenagers. first, nigel, is a dear friend my thoughts, my prayers. all of our prayers go out to you and our friends in great britain, england, manchester. your thoughts on what s going on there? horrified. i think it marks a new low in terrorism. to willfully set out to kill and injure young girls. i think it s something. this news didn t really break until after midnight our time. i think the country s going to wake up and be very, very shocked indeed. the fact that it happened outside london will also surprise people. terrorist attacks, the bombings of the underground or lee rigby