McConnell says second attempt on Trump's life is a ‘soul-searching’ moment for Americans

 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., responds to questions from reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the second assassination attempt of former President Trump over the weekend should be a moment of “soul searching” for all Americans.

Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell said he was dismayed to hear of the incident.

“It's dismaying to begin another week with news of an assassination attempt against a former president," he said. "We certainly are all grateful once again, at the worst, outcome was avoided. This ought to be a moment of soul-searching for all Americans. It's your time to reflect on the ways that our political process has been injected by reprehensible violence.”

He added that democracy flows from the ballot box, not from the barrel of a gun.

“In the meantime, for the second time in as many months, law enforcement faces an even more urgent task completing a thorough, swift and transparent investigation into the circumstances of yesterday's close call," McConnell said. "The American people deserve answers. They deserve assurances that a former president who tens of millions of Americans have nominated once again, will receive every appropriate measure of security, and they ought to receive them without delay.