President Trump called “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie to offer his support amid the terrifying disappearance of her elderly mother, the White House confirmed.
Trump called Guthrie Wednesday as the hunt in Arizona for 84-year-old Nancy stretched into its fourth day, and offered the star broadcaster support while pledging to make every federal resource available for investigations into the suspected kidnapping, NBC News reported.
Guthrie thanked the president for his call, telling him the family was devastated and needed prayers more than anything, the outlet reported.
Trump made the call shortly after wrapping up a White House interview with NBC’s Tom Llamas.
“After our interview, the president called Savannah Guthrie and spoke to her, offering words of support for her and her family as they search for her mother,” Llamas said after a special report on his interview at 2 p.m. ET.
The White House on Tuesday shared Nancy Guthrie’s photo and information, adding: “Our prayers are with the Guthrie family as we hope for Nancy’s safe return home.”
Trump’s call came just a day after he expressed regret for the situation while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Tuesday.
“I always got along very good with Savannah. Very unusual situation, but we’re going to find out,” Trump said. “I’m going to call her later on. I think it’s a terrible thing.”
He and Guthrie have known each other for years, with the two squaring off for a no-holds-barred town hall interview during the 2020 presidential election.
Guthrie also interviewed Trump on “Today” as he was vying for the 2016 Republican nomination.
Trump’s family joined him on the stage, and Guthrie interviewed them before turning her attention to the future president for a long discussion about his whirlwind candidacy.
Guthrie’s mother hasn’t been seen since her son-in-law dropped her off at her Tucson home around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, with police suspecting she was snatched from the house sometime that night.
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She was reported missing after failing to show up for church Sunday, with the search being declared a crime on Monday.
Arizona law enforcement from the Pima County Sheriff’s Office have been leading the investigation, but the FBI has begun supplementing their resources on the ground with its sprawling network of agents and technological assets.
The Bureau has been helping expedite warrants to gain access to Nancy’s digital accounts and has been combing through cell tower data to determine who passed through her neighborhood around the time of her disappearance.
It has also been helping Arizona police circumvent jurisdiction restrictions and speed up responses by sending its federal agents out to investigate on-the-ground leads out of state.
But so far few solid leads have emerged, according to Arizona authorities, who said Wednesday that they had no suspects.
“It could be one, it could’ve been more, I don’t know,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said of possible kidnappers.
