Rep. Mike Kelly on Trump assassination attempts: 'We cannot accept this as Americans' [View all]
Source: ABC News
Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., the chair of the bipartisan panel investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July and the apparent one last week in Florida, called for more resources and reforms at the Secret Service during a tense time before Election Day.
Speaking to "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos along with Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., the ranking member of the committee, Kelly cited an array of explanations for breakdowns in Secret Service protection in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first attempt on Trump, including lack of resources and overworked agents, and that it is crucial to remedy them.
"We can redeploy money, and we need to do that. Secret Service works under Homeland Security, but getting more people on the ground, people who are trained, people who are competent, and people who have a nose for all this," Kelly said. "These guys are exhausted. They have been played out to the very end. Why don't we look at where we're spending money, redeploy it, try to get more people on board."
"This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. This is an American issue. We have to protect those who we have up for election and those that are already serving," Kelly added. "It's a very dangerous time for us to be looking at this and thinking this is just the way the world is. It's not and we cannot accept this as Americans."
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Two thoughts.....
Orange Anus has totally ignored expert advice to avoid outdoor venues and especially golf courses because it's exceedingly difficult and costly to secure them.
And nowhere in this discussion did they ever mention the number one cause of death for children - guns. I guess it's OK to sacrifice children to the almighty 2nd Amendment, but not tRump.
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