Schumer: Congress prepared to give Secret Service more resources after Trump assassination attempt

 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens during a news conference on "Project 2025" at the U.S. Capitol on September 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday said lawmakers were prepared to give the U.S. Secret Service more resources following the second assassination attempt on former President Trump over the weekend.

“I will say what I have said many times before, there is no place in America for political violence of any kind. I'm glad the former president is safe, and I applaud the Secret Service and all first responders for acting quickly before anyone got hurt,” Schumer said Monday.

Schumer called for the suspect to be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.”

“We all must do our part to ensure an incident like this does not happen again. This means that Congress has a responsibility to ensure the Secret Service and all law enforcement have the resources they need to do their jobs,” Schumer said. “So, as we continue the appropriations process, if the Secret Service is in need of more resources, we are prepared to [provide] it for them.”