A.G. Gancarski
The second serious threat to Donald Trump’s life is leading to Republican legislation, with Florida’s two Senators both sponsoring the bill.
“Over the course of just 65 days, two deranged individuals have tried to kill President Donald Trump, and one was able to shoot him in the head. It is unthinkable that this could happen in America today and demands the immediate action of Congress,” said U.S. Sen. Rick Scott to Fox News regarding the Protect Our Presidents Act.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is cosponsoring the bill, which only has GOP sponsorship so far.
The measure, if it becomes law, would guarantee “a major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate who has accepted a nomination for President or Vice President at a national nominating convention of a political party … the same level of protection provided to the President.”
The Secret Service, which has taken criticism from Republicans in the wake of July’s mass shooting at a Trump rally in Butler and a gunman’s intrusion on a Trump golf course in South Florida, would be compelled to report to Congress every 15 days.
Those reports would detail “the threat level posed to each major presidential and vice presidential candidate” and “all security measures being implemented for each candidate … including the cost of those measures, the number of personnel permanently assigned to the protective detail of the candidate, and a list of any unmet security needs of the candidate.”
In the wake of the latest would-be assassin, Rubio has expressed worry of nefarious imitators emerging in their wake: a “copycat problem” that could emerge in the seven weeks between now and the election.
“There are potentially dozens of people out there that, given the opportunity, may do the exact same thing and watch the sort of coverage about this and try to replicate it somewhere down the line,” Rubio said on “America’s Newsroom.”
“I think it’s quite possible that even as I speak to you now, there’s someone plotting to do the exact same thing to Donald Trump or somebody else. So we need to learn how these people work because we need to understand the warning signs to get ahead of this.”
9 comments
ScienceBLVR
September 19, 2024 at 11:46 am
So we need to learn how these people work because we need to understand the warning signs to get ahead of this.”
Really??? He doesn’t know how these people work? Warning signs? It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma.. and then you know, the Guns. Where oh where do they come from?
MH/Duuuval
September 19, 2024 at 12:42 pm
Rubio goes as silent as a rock when the subject of firearms comes up as he is a made man by the NRA. Trick is all talk, but won’t spend the money preferring to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy to purchase private security. (How much security do these two urchins have on the public dime?)
PeterH
September 19, 2024 at 12:29 pm
Let’s find out how assassin number two who has a previous arrest record for possession of a weapon of mass destruction was subsequently allowed to own any gun?!?!?
Michael
September 19, 2024 at 12:35 pm
In the overall scheme of things, adding additional protection for 2 people for 4 months every 4 years is not worth any debating.
However, have the trump supporters informed him that he will no longer be able to have unscheduled/unannounced golf outings? Or take unannounced/unscheduled plane travel? No one (not even the Israelis) can secure perimeters of large areas with 30 minutes’ notice of a destination.
A Day without MAGA
September 19, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Trump deserves as much protection as other former President,if he need more protection,he should pay for it, Jimmy Carter in hospice care,his protection is much worthy than Trump
Michael K
September 20, 2024 at 8:44 am
It would be helpful if Trump would take some personal responsibility. The other four living former presidents do not have these issues.
We’ve learned that Trump impulsively and erratically changed his schedule, which forced the Secret Service to scramble to provide protection. If he insists on spending all of his non-TV viewing time golfing at his resorts, he should close them down while he plays. And he should stop doing outdoor rallies.
MH/Duuuval
September 20, 2024 at 9:00 am
Presidential golfers from Ike to Obama played on courses on military bases. It’s only DJT, always working an angle to improve his sagging bottom line, that wants to play in less secure locations — especially his own.
JD
September 20, 2024 at 9:08 am
You mean like how he charges the government to house his Secret Service agents at his hotels? He should not be allowed to double dip.
MH/Duuuval
September 20, 2024 at 12:15 pm
In Trumpworld, the house always gets a cut.