Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump called for congressional action after Monday's failed New York City terror attack. "Today’s attempted mass murder attack in New York City — the second terror attack in New York in the last two months — once again highlights the urgent need for Congress to enact legislative reforms to protect the American people," Trump said. President Donald Trump responded to Monday's failed New York City subway bombing in an early evening statement, calling on Congress to pass his immigration agenda. "Today's attempted mass murder attack in New York City — the second terror attack in New York in the last two months — once again highlights the urgent need for Congress to enact legislative reforms to protect the American people," Trump said.