‘Secret Service Failed The American People’: John Joyce Supports Task Force For Trump Shooting

2 months ago

During House floor remarks before the House recess, Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) spoke about the need for a task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

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00:00The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for one and a half minutes.

00:05I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding.

00:08On July 13th, the Secret Service failed in its mission to protect President Donald J.

00:15Trump by failing to properly secure the perimeter, by failing to adequately communicate about

00:23a security threat, a known security threat, and by failing to keep President Trump from

00:29being struck by a shot fired by a would-be assassin, the Secret Service failed the American

00:36people.

00:38While the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Chadle is a necessary first step,

00:44it does not absolve the agency of its responsibility for what occurred.

00:51To address this critical flaw, Congress must investigate the circumstances that led up

00:57to this incident, including the decisions that were made, and including the decisions

01:03that should have been made to prevent this tragedy.

01:07Among those who were struck by gunfire was Fire Chief Corey Competore, who was killed

01:14while shielding his wife and his daughter.

01:18There needs to be accountability.

01:20There needs to be accountability for what happened on that Saturday afternoon in Butler

01:24County.

01:25And I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R.E.S. 1371, establishing the task force

01:32on the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump.

01:37Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I yield back the balance of my time.

01:40Gentleman from Pennsylvania yields back.

01:42Gentleman from Texas.

01:43I'll reserve.

01:44Gentleman reserves.

01:45I reserve, Mr. Speaker.

01:46Gentleman from Massachusetts reserves.

01:48Gentleman from Texas is recognized.

01:50Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

01:51And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Minnesota,

01:55a valuable member of the Rules Committee, Ms. Fischbach.

01:58Gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for one and a half minutes.

02:01Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Mr. Chair, for yielding me some time on this issue.

02:07And you know, less than two weeks ago, Donald Trump, a former president and presidential

02:12candidate, was inches away from being assassinated.

02:16Thousands at his rally were put at risk.

02:19And as my colleagues from Pennsylvania mentioned, two people were injured, and Cory Compitore

02:25was tragically killed while protecting his family.

02:31All this happened because of a catastrophic failure on the part of government security

02:35forces.

02:37The resignation of Secret Service Director Cheadle is the first step towards holding

02:42failures accountable.

02:45But there is so much work to be done.

02:47We need to get to the bottom of this failure, and we need to do it now.

02:52I support this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.

02:57We must get answers to the American people.

03:00Thank you, and I yield back.

03:01Gentlewoman yields back.

03:02Gentleman from Texas Reserves.

03:03Gentleman from Massachusetts Reserves.

03:04Gentleman from Texas is recognized.

03:05Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:06And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania,

03:07a valuable member of the Rules Committee, Ms. Fischbach.

03:08Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr. Chair, for yielding me some time on this issue.

03:09And you know, less than two weeks ago, Donald Trump, a former president and presidential candidate,

03:10was inches away from being assassinated.

03:11Thousands at his rally was put at risk.

03:12And so I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:13Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:14And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:15Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:16And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:17Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:18And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:19Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:20And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:21Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:22And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:23Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:24And now I'd like to yield one and a half minutes to the representative from Pennsylvania.

03:25Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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