Congress seeks more funding for Secret Service after Trump’s assassination scare

After former President Donald Trump faced a second assassination attempt on Sunday, congressional lawmakers and political leaders have called for more funding to be diverted to the Secret Service in order to supplement the former president’s security.

The Secret Service was already facing scrutiny for failing to protect Trump two months ago, when a bullet grazed his ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Over the weekend, while Trump was golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, a Secret Service agent, shot at a suspect with a rifle, which was “poking out of the tree line,” according to the criminal complaint, obtained by CNN. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, fled the scene but was arrested later on Sunday.

Whether it’s more funding, a change in leadership, or something else altogether, Congress is asking the Secret Service for more information about what transpired on Sept. 15, and what it needs to protect Trump.

Sen. Lee says Trump should get the same type of protection as a sitting president

Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee at a press conference Tuesday said he appreciated the Secret Service taking action to protect Trump, but the armed suspect came “too close for comfort.”

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