Multiple congressional committees have begun probing the ‘security failures’ leading to a gunman’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The fact that a gunman was able to get to close to taking Trump’s life is a frightening security failure, say lawmakers.
Former Navy SEAL Rep. Ryank Zinke, R-Mont., says the shooter being able to access a ‘nearby roof’ to take aim at Trump is an ‘absolute failure of security.’ He has experience securing perimeters in combat zones and as a protectee for presidential events.
The House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told DailyMail.com in a statement that he plans to hold a hearing with the Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to get to the bottom of the failures.
The House Homeland Security Committee also released a statement indicating their desire to hold a hearing with the Secret Service.
The committee’s messages indicate what could be the beginning of a deluge of congressional action over the attempted assassination of the former president.
‘There are many questions and Americans demand answers,’ Comer said. ‘I have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing.’
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures as he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania
‘The Oversight Committee will send a formal invitation soon.’
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The lawmaker’s oversight comes just hours after at least one gunman tried to shoot former President Donald Trump as he campaigned in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening.
Trump said he was shot in his right ear during the horrific attempt and knew something was wrong when he heard a ‘whizzing’ sound.
The former president said he immediately felt the bullet ‘ripping through my skin’ in a statement from hospital just hours after the terrifying scene unfolded.
The 78-year-old was dragged off stage by Secret Service with blood covering his face and then pumped his face and shouted ‘fight, fight, fight’ after gunfire rang out in front of thousands of MAGA fans.
The president addresses his supporters just moments before the gunfire
Former President Donald Trump goes down after the gunfire at his rally. Supporters in the back look about
A screen grab captured from a video shows the shooter was killed by the Secret Service, according to a source from the agency, said CNN, on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. An attendee was also killed
Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., also released a statement Saturday calling for an investigation.
‘The security failures surrounding the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate demand an investigation,’ he wrote.
‘The federal government must constantly learn from security failures in order to avoid repeating them – especially when those failures have implications for the Nation.’
U.S. Secret Service escorts Trump off stage after the gunfire directed towards him
Ex-Navy SEAL Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., called the attempt a security failure
‘I have secured perimeters in combat zones as a seal and have been inside the perimeter as a protectee for presidential events.’
‘I cannot think of a single time where a point of elevation so close in range would have been accessible and not already occupied by security forces.’
‘There will be a thorough investigation,’ Zinke continued. ‘The American people and our leadership deserve better.’