In the aftermath of the most recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) accused the Secret Service of being “compromised.”
“The left has just ramped up their their vitriol. You’ve seen the tweets that y’all are saying something about they need to learn how to aim better and things like that. Those are the type of things that incite somebody who is on the edge. They know exactly what they’re doing. This establishment, the swamp, whatever you want to call it, it’s an open sewer.” Burchett said.
“They have thrown down the gantlet. They know if Donald J. Trump is elected, their days are over. We’ll get this country back in order and they will throw anything and everything at it. The problem is you’ve got a Secret Service, at least in my opinion, and in the public’s eye, that is compromised and that it lacks in leadership. And you’ve got brave agents on the ground, obviously, one who took that shot. But why in the world would anybody be anywhere near the perimeter of this?” he added.
“This line of sight that we talk about is just beyond me. So we’ve got to get some answers. I don’t think we’re going to get them during this administration, but hopefully under the Trump administration will clean this rat’s nest out. I mean, we’ve got to go through these departments like Grant, through Richman brother. We cannot put up with this anymore.” Burchett concluded.
The GOP nominee was the target of an attempted assassination on Sunday afternoon in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Ryan Wesley Routh was apprehended accordingly.
Reports indicate that Secret Service agents observed a rifle protruding from a shrub in close proximity to the golf course prior to Trump’s arrival at the hole. The suspect was subsequently shot at by the agents.
The Routh was apprehended by law enforcement shortly thereafter for being in a vehicle that corresponded to a witness’s description.
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