Two House members introduced bipartisan legislation Sunday to enhance Secret Service protection for former President Donald Trump, President Biden, and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
U.S. Secret Service agents respond as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded on stage by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican, and Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Democrat, proposed the bill in the wake of a gunman attempting Saturday to assassinate Mr. Trump during a Pennsylvania campaign rally. “Last night’s attempted assassination of former President Trump was a dark moment in our nation’s history. As reports continue to emerge, it’s clear that more protection is needed for all major candidates for president,” the New York congressmen said in a joint statement. “That’s why we’re planning on introducing bipartisan legislation providing President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and presidential candidate Rep. Mike Waltz, Florida Republican, wrote on X hours after a gunman shot an AR-15 round that grazed the right ear of Mr. Trump, that he had “reliable sources telling me there have been repeated requests for stronger secret service protection for President Trump. Denied by Secretary Mayorkas.”Republican lawmakers and their committees, including Oversight and Homeland Security are gearing up investigations to look into claims that Mr. Trump was refused more robust“Theres an untrue assertion that a member of the former President’s team requested additional security resources & that those were rebuffed,” U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi posted on X. “This is absolutely false. In fact, we added protective resources & technology & capabilities as part of the increased campaign travel tempo.”, given his family’s history — the 1968 assassination of his father, former Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and his uncle John F. Kennedy who was assassinated in 1963. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, on Saturday called on the White House to grant Mr. Kennedy’s request.is authorized to protect major presidential and vice presidential candidates and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election. As defined in the statute, the term “major presidential and vice presidential candidates” means those individuals identified as such by the secretary of Homeland Security after consultation with an advisory committee. The Homeland Security secretary determines which candidates are in that “major” category in consultation with an advisory committee of
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