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A Democratic congressman demanded that the U.S. Secret Service expand the protective perimeter around former President Donald Trump following a second assassination attempt on Sunday.
“Two assassination attempts in 60 days on a former President & the Republican nominee is unacceptable,” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., wrote. “The Secret Service must come to Congress tomorrow, tell us what resources are needed to expand the protective perimeter, & lets allocate it in a bipartisan vote the same day.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he was briefed by the acting director of the Secret Service and applauded the Secret Service “for their quick response to ensure former President Trump’s safety.”
“There is no place in this country for political violence of any kind,” Schumer wrote. “The perpetrator must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
SUSPECT ‘RYAN ROUTH’ IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING SECOND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP AT FLORIDA GOLF CLUB
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called for the Secret Service to come to Congress the day after a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. (ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., appeared to reference the assassination attempt on Trump indirectly in a social media post.
“Political violence has no place in a democratic society,” Jeffries wrote.
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Florida Democrat running against Republican Sen. Rick Scott for his seat in the upper chamber, also appeared to allude to the assassination attempt with a broader message.
“Gun violence, and political violence, have no place in our society. PERIOD,” she wrote on X.
Scott, a Trump 2024 campaign surrogate, said he reached out to Trump on Sunday and spoke with Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw about the assassination attempt.
“God bless our law enforcement. The vile rhetoric toward Trump is dangerous and must stop,” Scott wrote.
The FBI said Sunday…
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