The FBI is continuing to investigate the apparent assassination attempt of the former president that occurred on Sunday in Florida. We are grateful that he is safe,
The entire Justice Department including in particular the FBI, the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida, the National Security Division are all coordinating closely with our local, state law enforcement partners on the ground."
Make no mistake, I think this guy is in a whole world of hurt,
It is imperative that the USSS detail assigned to President Trump be afforded additional protective resources, including greater staffing capabilities that would allow agents to secure a broader perimeter,
What additional protective resources will this order allocate, and how will the USSS further ensure President Trump’s protection?"
Lying in wait for 12 hours without detection, within rifle range of a protectee is deeply troubling,
It's also a crime to receive a gun with an obliterated serial number,
The Service clearly needs more resources, even though their budget has grown by 55 percent over 10 years,
There is a bomb I left on the site,
Hopefully you will get everyone evacuated, except for Trump,
The rhetoric is out of control, ... It nearly got Steve Scalise and many others killed a few years ago. It nearly got Donald Trump killed twice."
This is such a terrible thing to happen twice in our country in a relatively short period of time, and it’s frightening to see violence being threatened and used in a political campaign,
The gunman agreed, and used the exact same phrase,
Politically, a second assassination attempt could strengthen support among Trump supporters, but it is unlikely to move the needle by much for independents and undecided voters,
I was playing golf with some of my friends on a Sunday morning and very peaceful, very beautiful weather... and all of a sudden we heard shots being fired in the air, and I guess probably four or five, and it sounded like bullets,
Multiple assassination attempts against Trump only make him more of a sympathetic figure,
It was pretty awesome to watch them, and they were heroic, because their lives were on the line, they were exposed,
They put themselves between that shooter and the president and there's no mistaking that,
They had the president secured, in my estimation, because I was five yards away from him, maybe after the first shot, certainly after the second shot,
Routh was asked if he knew why he was being stopped,