(From Fourth District Congressman Mark Alford)Like all of you, when I saw the devastating news that President Trump had been shot, my jaw dropped to the floor. I couldn’t believe it. How could this happen in 2024? My mind immediately began racing with questions: How is President Trump? Is he OK? Where was he shot? There were so many questions.
At the time, I was traveling to spend the week with my Republican colleagues in Wisconsin. They immediately locked down the hotel we were staying in and increased security. Soon after, questions arose about the lapse in security on the part of the Secret Service.
With Republicans in the majority, the House has been able to put a spotlight on the ineptitude and the incompetence of the Biden-Harris administration and on the failures of the U.S. Secret Service. We have been able to demand accountability.
This week, the Oversight Committee held a critical hearing with Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, where she faced a bipartisan grilling. Both sides of the aisle slammed her for not providing needed information and transparency following the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump. After mounting pressure, she finally resigned this week, and it's about time.
In her testimony, Director Cheatle testified that the building where the shooter attempted to assassinate President Trump was not included in their security perimeter. A building just 150 yards away, with a direct line of sight to a former president and current presidential candidate?
Unacceptable.
1 comment:
Alford is a moron. When has he ever made a statement that really mattered. You magats are really about to stroke out. You all see the handwriting on the wall. You lose.
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