Following a second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Republican senators led by Rick Scott of Florida are calling for increased U.S. Secret Service protection for the GOP presidential nominee. The letter cites security failures during a previous incident in Pennsylvania and urges the Secret Service to provide Trump with the same level of protection given to sitting presidents.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and other Republican senators on Tuesday called for increased U.S. Secret Service protection for former President Donald Trump following a second apparent assassination attempt on his life.In a letter, Sen. Scott and other lawmakers said the Secret Service 'has failed to address the security failures' that occurred during the first attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania in July.
RELATED STORY | Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt on Trump, governor saysTrump, who is the GOP presidential nominee, has praised his security detail, saying on Monday that the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies that responded to the apparent assassination attempt had done a 'great job.
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