Attempted Trump assassination spurs bipartisan calls for RFK Jr. to get Secret Service protection

Lawmakers reacted to the attempted assassination of former President Trump with bipartisan condemnation and are now taking steps to demand "accountability" for the "security failure" at his Pennsylvania rally. 

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a candidate for U.S. Senate, sent a letter to the U.S. Secret Service on Sunday with several questions about the security failure which led to the death of one rally goer and Trump and two others getting shot. He also asked whether independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will receive Secret Service protection. 

“Yesterday’s incident, which led to the tragic death of an onlooker and several injuries, including to President Trump, raises grave concerns regarding the security measures – or lack thereof – that were taken to protect a former President of the United States and a Major Presidential Candidate,” wrote Gallego. “I call on all those responsible for the planning, approving, and executing of this failed security plan to be held accountable and to testify before Congress immediately.”

Separately, New York Reps. Ritchie Torres, a Democrat, and Mike Lawler, a Republican, announced plans for bipartisan legislation to provide enhanced Secret Service protection to President Biden, Trump and RFK Jr