House Speaker Mike Johnson is demanding consequences for the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump which killed one and injured other rally attendees.
Wednesday morning, Speaker Johnson spoke to Fox News’ Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino at the Republican National Convention and shared his thoughts about the need for “accountability” regarding the security failures that led to the assassination attempt.
Johnson vowed that the House would “move quickly” and said he was setting up a bipartisan “special task force” that would have subpoena authority.
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“We have to have accountability for this,” said Johnson. “It was inexcusable. Obviously, there were security lapses. You don’t have to be a special ops expert to understand that, and we’re gonna get down to the bottom of it quickly.”
“Do you think the U.S. Secret Service Director should resign?” asked Perino.
“I’m going to call for her resignation as well,” he replied. “Look, I think it’s inexcusable. Just — beyond the classified parts, the things that we all understand. Her explanation to the media that there was a slant on the roof so there was safety concerns?”
“There was a slant for the shooter, too,” Perino pointed out.
“Come on,” Johnson agreed. “It doesn’t wash. I think she has shown what her priorities are. I don’t know her, personally, but we’ll ask lots of questions.”
Johnson added that he was coordinating with the chairs of the House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees for their hearings and the task force he was organizing.
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