{"id":2342222,"date":"2024-09-17T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-should-act-now-if-more-funds-needed-to-protect-trump-fleischmann-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:41:21","slug":"congress-should-act-now-if-more-funds-needed-to-protect-trump-fleischmann-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-should-act-now-if-more-funds-needed-to-protect-trump-fleischmann-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress should act now if more funds needed to protect Trump: Fleischmann &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongress-should-act-now-if-more-funds-needed-to-protect-trump-fleischmann-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342222&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann from \u2063Tennessee is urging Congress to summon the FBI and U.S. Secret Service to discuss security measures following a second \u2062assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-carjackings-continue-to-rise-latest-involving-golf-club-and-targeting-food-delivery-driver\/\" title=\"Carjackings in DC on the rise, latest incident targets food delivery driver with golf club.\">latest incident involved<\/a> a rifle aimed at Trump while\u2063 he was playing golf, discovered by the Secret Service at\u200d a distance of 400 \u200dto 500 yards. The\u2063 suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was found \u200cto have a firearm with an obliterated serial number and \u200dis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facing-expulsion-vote-santos-moves-to-remove-bowman-from-house\/\" title=\"Santos takes action to oust Bowman from House ahead of expulsion vote\">facing multiple federal charges<\/a>. This incident comes on the heels of another \u2064shooting at a \u2063Trump rally \u2063in July, which resulted in one death and injuries to Trump himself. Fleischmann made\u2062 his call for federal testimony via social media as the investigations continue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Congress should act now if more funds needed to protect Trump: Fleischmann<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762236\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee is calling for the FBI and U.S. Secret Service to appear before Congress after a second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Secret Service discovered a rifle pointing through a chain link fence at a golf club where Trump was playing. The gun was 400 to 500 yards away from the former president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>The man, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, did not fire a shot and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-house-speaker-pelosis-laptop-missing-w-va-delegate-charged-for-his-role-in-capitol-breach\/\" title=\"Reports: House Speaker Pelosi\u2019s laptop missing &amp; W. Va. delegate charged for his role in Capitol breach\">facing federal charges<\/a> of possession of a firearm as a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.<\/p>\n<p>It is the second investigation of an assassination attempt on Trump in as many months. On July 13, a 20-year-old shooter fired at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., killing one and wounding Trump. The shooter, identified as Thomas Crooks, was killed by the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>Fleischmann called for the two federal law enforcement agencies to appear before Congress in a social media post on Monday. The FBI and the Secret Service are probing the incident. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his state would also investigate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If more resources are required to protect President Trump, Congress must be told NOW and Congress must act immediately to provide those resources,&rdquo; Fleischmann said in a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/repchuck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn said she is sending a letter to the Secret Service demanding that Trump receive the same protection as President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has had two failed assassination attempts in the last two months,&rdquo; Blackburn said in a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1835700562479677845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on X<\/a><\/strong>. &ldquo;This is completely unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&rsquo;s other senator blamed the assassination attempts on Trump&rsquo;s political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This dangerous rhetoric coming from the left must stop &ndash; and not restart a few days later like it did following the first Trump assassination attempt,&rdquo; Sen. Bill Hagerty said in a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorHagerty\/status\/1835772582202859870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media post.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762236\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762236\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress must take immediate action if additional funding is necessary to ensure Trump&#8217;s safety, according to U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann from Tennessee. He has requested that the FBI and U.S. Secret Service testify before Congress following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The Secret Service found a rifle aimed through a chain link fence at a golf course where Trump was playing, with the weapon located 400 to 500 yards away from him, as reported by law enforcement officials. The suspect, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, did not discharge the firearm and is now facing federal charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a gun with an altered serial number. This marks the second investigation into an assassination attempt on Trump within two months; previously, on July 13, a shooter opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, resulting in one death and injuries to Trump himself before being killed by Secret Service agents. In response to these events, Fleischmann urged both federal agencies to come before Congress via social media on Monday while they investigate the latest incident; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also announced his state&#8217;s intention to look into it further. &#8220;If more resources are needed for President Trump&#8217;s protection, Congress must be informed immediately so that action can be taken,&#8221; Fleischmann stated on Facebook. Additionally, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn mentioned she would send correspondence to the Secret Service insisting that Trump receive security comparable to that of President Joe Biden due to having faced two failed assassination attempts recently\u2014an assertion she deemed &#8220;completely unacceptable.&#8221; Meanwhile, Tennessee&#8217;s other senator attributed these threats against Trump to his political adversaries: &#8220;This dangerous rhetoric from the left needs to cease\u2014and not just temporarily halt like it did after the first attempt,&#8221; Senator Bill Hagerty expressed in another social media post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-and-the-media-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4402,41045,6513,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2342222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-congress","tag-fleischmann","tag-funding","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-and-the-media-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}