Former US Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince warns: Trump rally “was definitely deprived of resources that day for whatever the political reason.”
House Republicans hosted a ‘July 13th Forum’ Monday in Washington, DC, investigating alarming new details surrounding the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Cory Mills (R-FL), and Chip Roy (R-TX) hosted a forum on the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Dan Bongino, a former United States Secret Service special agent; Erik Prince, former United States Navy SEAL officer; and Ben Shaffer, a Washington regional SWAT operator, were the witnesses who discussed the timeline of events in Butler, Pennsylvania; communications and rules of engagement between law enforcement; and whether negligence by Secret Service displayed incompetence or potentially nefarious intent, reports C-SPAN.
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Congressional Hearing In To Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump, Panel Includes Dan Bongino, and Erik Prince. Finally Some Sunlight Will Get On The Record pic.twitter.com/4VlUGX20lX
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 27, 2024
Highlights below:
President Trump is one of the most threatened people on planet Earth.
So why is his security detail having to endure DENIALS for more protection?
When does run-of-the-mill incompetence become something darker and more devious?
This investigation ought to be the most important… pic.twitter.com/Zesb14RG5U
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) August 26, 2024
There are specific things Congress can do to demand accountability for the Secret Service’s failure to protect President Trump, including putting downward pressure on their budget.@realErikDPrince: “Bureaucrats will respond to very specific pain points…Congress has the power… pic.twitter.com/A7F3GYhfhi
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) August 26, 2024
“How can a 20 year old in today’s time have no digital footprint?” ?@RepChipRoy on the attempted assassination of President Trump #J13Forum pic.twitter.com/pWvOev0h3Q
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 27, 2024
“The failed metric of government whereby more we spend, the better outcome we receive is a flawed and failed measure… [The Secret Service] should have more than enough assets and resources in place with a $3 billion budget.” @CoryMillsFL pic.twitter.com/6FUvFGkzSp
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 26, 2024
“I do have some experience in observing what a government agency does when they’re not telling the truth and they’re trying to hide something.
And the pattern recognition always goes to some form of scapegoating” #J13Forum @RepMattGaetz pic.twitter.com/vUcWfTIRAj
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 26, 2024
Asked if the security failures of J13 were just incompetence or a result of something more nefarious: @realerikprince says, “If it tips toward malice, then it’s a very different can of worms. It’s hard to be part of a republic” if the other side is trying to kill you.@Heritage… pic.twitter.com/oRFVgGpfCn
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 26, 2024
.@CoryMillsFL opens an @Heritage Foundation hearing on the J13 assassination attempt on Former Pres. Trump by pledging to Corey Comperatore’s family, “We are here listening, we will get accountability.” pic.twitter.com/QJkn2gU2KJ
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 26, 2024
.@MattGaetz is asking @dbongino about Sen. @HawleyMO‘s recent whistleblower contention that Secret Service leaders had previously told the Donald Trump detail and others involved in asking for security assets for Trump rallies not to ask for certain high-level assets because… pic.twitter.com/1ztks9cQz9
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 26, 2024
.@RepEliCrane, at a @Heritage Fondation panel about the J13 assassination attempt against former Pres. Trump as @realErikDPrince: “In your professional opinion, is the Secret Service in its current form of leadership able to stop a threat like that?”@RealErikDPrince echoes what… pic.twitter.com/eAri31HhUV
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 26, 2024
.@realErikDPrince on the assassination attempt of former Pres. Trump and @SecretService failures on J13: “I don’t think there’s a second shooter – I think this is a litany of incompetence.” @Heritage Foundation J13 panel https://t.co/xc8NIcWkz3
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 26, 2024
We all, including Donald Trump, *literally* dodged a bullet that day. #J13forum@realErikDPrince pic.twitter.com/y4hPjMrw78
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 26, 2024
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