The safety of elected officials in today's tense political environment is at the forefront of lawmaker discussions after a shooting at former President Trump's rally.
House Republicans huddled for a somber safety discussion less than 12 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Trump. House GOP lawmakers spoke with their sergeant at arms via conference call on Sunday afternoon where questions about security at the Republican National Convention dominated discussion. 'I think most are angered by the failure of security yesterday,' one House Republican on the call told Fox News Digital.
Another House GOP lawmaker said they sensed 'low confidence' among members on the call. When asked if they felt that way in relation to the RNC or lawmakers' safety overall, they replied, 'All of it.' That second member said they felt 'a lot less safe' in the wake of Trump’s shooting. 'Tone was pretty muted and solemn but unified, obviously,' a third House GOP lawmaker said of the meeting.
Are elected officials safe All you have to is witness the violent over the last few years where cities have been destroyed, innocent lives have been lost, and anarchy has destroyed our rule of law,' Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital via text message. House Republicans who spoke with Axios said they were taking added 'precautions' at events in the near future and 'discussing with our security advisors on how to proceed.
Ds SHOOTER AS THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS 'We've got to turn the temperature down in this country. We need leaders of all parties on both sides to call that out and make sure that happens so that we can go forward and maintain our free society that we all are blessed to have,' Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on NBC’s 'Today' show on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, released a statement condemning the current political environment, which he said is leading to 'a dark and almost hopeless future of diminishing freedom, increasing violence, and growing instability led by unserious people who care more about their own personal well-being than the nation’s.
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