'A Clear Lack Of Leadership': Wesley Hunt Blasts 'Failure' To Prevent Attempted Trump Assassination

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Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and the impact it's had on the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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00:00I do want to ask you about that because I've spoken to a Democrat, I've spoken to Republicans,

00:06and both have questions of how did this happen?

00:09What questions do you have?

00:11How does a shooter get within a chip shot 150 yards away from almost killing President

00:18Trump?

00:19That is absurd.

00:20There was a clear, there's a clear lack in leadership there.

00:24There was a clear failure there.

00:26And while I absolutely applaud the Secret Service men and women that did do their jobs,

00:31something went awry here.

00:33And we've got to fix this for the future.

00:35We have to get to the bottom of this so that never happens again.

00:38I know this issue is going to be brought up with Jim Jordan on the Judiciary Committee

00:43that I'm currently serving on.

00:45Overtime is going to take this too.

00:46And again, we have to get this right as soon as possible.

00:50As we've been talking about, this was on Saturday, the first assassination attempt against a

00:54four or a presidential candidate since 1981.

00:59That happened less than 48 hours before the first day of the RNC.

01:03So how has the tenor of the RNC changed?

01:07And what is the mood like in Milwaukee?

01:08Well, everything's changed and the mood here, again, it's a mood.

01:13It's a mood of unity.

01:15And when President Trump walked out on that first day, it was absolutely electric.

01:20We are following our leader in the battle to save the very soul of this nation.

01:26And every single person here that I have spoken to is on the same page.

01:29This is my first convention, but I've watched it over on TV for years.

01:34And I got to tell you, this is the first time I've seen unity like this in our party in

01:38a very long time.

01:39I also want to say this, even before the shooting, President Trump has outraised Joe Biden.

01:45He had, probably way more now, an $85 million advantage over a Democrat.

01:50We have not seen that in generations.

01:53So to give you an idea of how not just really us, but the country, is coalescing around

01:58President Trump, it's a beautiful thing to see.

02:00I think it's going to translate very well in November.

'A Clear Lack Of Leadership': Wesley Hunt Blasts 'Failure' To Prevent Attempted Trump Assassination

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