US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday responded to reporters asking questions about the attempted assassination of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Joe Biden and his team at the White house have sent a dark signal on how important they believe is the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh early this morning.

Biden spoke to reporters for a minute Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews after the news broke and said nothing about the attempt on Kavanaugh's life.

Merrick Garland said this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.

"This kind of behavior is obviously behavior that we will not tolerate. Threats of violence and actual violence against the justices of court strike at the heart of our democracy and we will do everything we can to prevent them and to hold people who do them accountable," Garland said. "Last month, I accelerated the protection of all the justices' residences 24/7."