Republican Rep. Corey Mills of Florida spoke on Fox News on Monday about his concerns about the Secret Service's response to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Mills said the Secret Service had serious shortcomings in its response to the assassination attempt on President Trump. exterior It was featured on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” The first congressional hearings on the matter revealed serious oversights by the Secret Service and a refusal to use available security resources.
“Today we had our first hearing, so to speak, in our forum. We had Ben Schafer there, he's one of the counter-sniper officers that was on the scene, and he confirmed not only the type of high explosive device that Thomas Crooks had, and the multi-channel detonator, but also two key points,” Mills told Jesse Watters. (Related article: Democratic congressman calls former Secret Service director “outrageous” for never visiting Trump assassination site after tour)
“One, the Secret Service refused to provide us with a communications platform to ensure we had a communications channel available to everyone. And two, we were offered a surveillance drone by local law enforcement, but the Secret Service again refused to use it. So, Jesse, now we have three problems: we have no communications plan, we have no means of communication, and it was denied.”
HARRISBURG, PA – JULY 31: Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
Watters then asked Mills why the Secret Service had refused him access.
“I think they're trying to push the idea of negligence across the board, or they're trying to say it's the fault of three or four officers. Ultimately it comes down to the director himself. I asked former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino today if he would feel more comfortable with Ronald Lowe as director, and he said absolutely not,” Mills explained. Mills also argues that this reflects a broader problem within the agency.
“This is a culture in society that fosters DEI, and they're not sending their best people. I've gone through a massive list of all the failed or neglected steps that the Secret Service has taken through 2023-2024,” he continued. “So this is a culture issue, it's DEI in essence, but this is either criminally grossly negligent or willful, and that's what we're really trying to find.”
