House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has announced that his panel will open an investigation into the recent shooting against former President Donald Trump. In a statement, Comer revealed that he has already contacted the Secret Service and requested its director appear for a hearing on what authorities are investigating as an assassination attempt against the former president.
Trump, 78, was delivering a speech at a rally in Butler, Pa., when multiple shots were fired just after 6 pm ET. The former president claimed afterward that he “felt the bullet ripping through my skin” and that he “was shot with a bullet.” The suspected shooter has not yet been identified and was neutralized by Secret Service agents. At least one rally-goer is dead and two other spectators were badly injured, according to the Secret Service.
Comer expressed gratitude towards the brave Secret Service members who put their lives at risk to protect President Trump and the American patriots in the audience who helped others who were hurt. He emphasized that political violence in all forms is un-American and unacceptable, and that there are many questions and Americans demand answers.
The Post contacted the Secret Service for comment on the ongoing investigation. Saturday’s shooting against Trump marks the first time since the assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan that a gunman came close to killing a former or sitting US president. One photo that circulated after the shooting showed a bullet whizzing what appears to have been inches away from Trump’s head.
President Biden, 81, condemned the attack on his chief political rival as “sick” in a public address and said that he was working to make contact with Trump. Look, there’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.
The shooting took place just ahead of the Republican National Convention, which is set to commence in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Monday.
