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Witnesses reported seeing the gunman climbing the roof before the shooting began. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who survived a shooting by a far-left Bernie Sanders supporter in 2017, voiced his concerns: “How could you have somebody on the rooftop? There are reports that people watched him climb up the roof and even alerted authorities, and we’re going to be looking into that.”
Scalise continued, “I mean, we’re going to have hearings on this, you know, how could you have somebody on the rooftop? There are reports that people watched him climb up the roof and even alerted authorities, and we’re going to be looking into that. How could that happen with all the authorities around that they miss something so clear that the shooter was able to get that kind of line of sight just 150 yards away from the stage?”
Scalise also emphasized the need for a serious investigation: “Well, I want to hear how seriously they’re taking this threat. You know, in the case of the shooting on the baseball field, they initially called it suicide by cop. The FBI categorized it that way and the shooter’s intent was to kill every one of us on that ball field. And yet they called it suicide by cop, which offended all of us who were there. I mean, they weren’t just trying to kill me. The shooter was trying to kill every Republican on that ball field. And we felt it wasn’t taken seriously the way it should have been.”
Scalise added, “In this case, you know, I want to see a very stern and serious focus on finding out were there other people involved in the planning of this? Are there other people still out there that are planning future attacks? Was it a lone gunman? What were his motivations? You know, how was he obviously able to get access to that rooftop? But I want to see a very serious focus on recognizing that this was an assassination attempt on a leading candidate for President of the United States and it should be taken that seriously and beefed up security needs to follow from this point forward.”
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer echoed Scalise’s sentiments, demanding immediate answers from the Secret Service. “I have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing,” Comer said. “The Oversight Committee will send a formal invitation soon. There are many questions and Americans demand answers.”
The fallout from the incident has led to calls for accountability within the Secret Service. Twitter owner Elon Musk weighed in, stating, “The head of the Secret Service and the leader of this security detail should resign.”
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As the investigation unfolds, the Secret Service is under significant pressure to explain how such a breach occurred and to ensure that similar incidents do not happen in the future. The attempted assassination has not only highlighted potential vulnerabilities within the agency but also underscored the critical need for rigorous security measures for high-profile political figures.
