August 2, 2024 |
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced a resolution formally condemning the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania north of Pittsburgh on July 13, 2024. The resolution passed by unanimous consent with no roll call taken.
The symbolic resolution, which received bipartisan support, also honors Corey Comperatore, who died protecting his family at the rally, as well as David Dutch and James Copenhaver, who were critically injured. The resolution calls for unity and civility across the country.
Senator Barrasso said in a statement, “Our country was inches away from a catastrophic event that would have changed the course of our history. “Today, the United States Senate came together in condemning this horrifying act against a former president and current Republican candidate for president.”
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, this week, described the attempt on Trump’s life as the “worst and most catastrophic security failure of the Secret Service since 1981, the attempted assassination of Ronald Regan.”
Senator Cruz directly accused the Secret Service of lying in their testimony to the Senate this week. He also took aim at the former head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned under pressure 10 days after the assassination attempt.
Senator Barrasso said that Congress is determined to find answers to last month’s assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania.
