House Speaker Mike Johnson condemned the recent act of political violence and called for a national response to address security lapses and maintain a free society.
Johnson emphasized the need for leaders from all parties to tone down rhetoric and prevent further violence through collective effort.
“America awakens to a rather surreal morning. This is a horrific act of political violence. It ought to be roundly condemned,” Johnson stated. “Obviously, we can’t go on like this as a society. Our prayers are with President Trump, all the rally attendees, certainly the family of the individual that lost their life and those who were injured.”
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“America awakens to a rather surreal morning. This is a horrific act of political violence that ought to be roundly condemned.
We can’t go on like this as a society.
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Johnson highlighted the importance of addressing security concerns, noting his conversations with law enforcement and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
“We have gotten briefings from law enforcement. I spoke to Secretary Mayorkas last night and asked him some pointed questions with regard to Homeland Security and what happened there.” – Mike Johnson
Johnson announced that Congress would conduct a full investigation into the incident.
“I’ve already announced that Congress will do a full investigation of the tragedy yesterday to determine where there were lapses in security and anything else that the American people need to know and deserve to know.” – Mike Johnson
In his call for unity, Johnson stressed the importance of lowering the nation’s political temperature.
“In the meantime, we’ve got to turn the rhetoric down. We’ve got to turn the temperature down in this country. We need leaders of all parties on both sides to call that out and make sure that happens so that we can go forward and maintain our free society that we all are blessed to have.” – Mike Johnson